IntroTechicsHM15

Technology terms to know
 * Watch and listen to the video clips at Introduction to Technology **
 * List of Words to Know: **
 * 1) hardware- tools, machinery, and other equipment
 * 2) computer- an electronic device for storing and processing data
 * 3) input- info that is put into a computer
 * 4) output- the amount of something produced
 * 5) process- the steps to take
 * 6) CPU- the brain of the computer (handles all the instructions you give to your computer)
 * 7) ROM- computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted
 * 8) RAM- a type of memory in which a reader can go to a specific item without having to start at the beginning
 * 9) storage unit- the act or process of storing info in a computer memory
 * 10) software- the programs and other operating info used by a computer
 * 11) programming- the action or process of writing computer programs
 * 12) computer operating system- software designed to handle basic elements of computer operation
 * 13) browser- a software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display
 * 14) browser window- what you use to research info
 * 15) browser tabs- hides the current web page and presents a new blank window
 * 16) network- connect as or operate with a network
 * 17) server- a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network
 * 18) node- a place where lines in a network cross or meet
 * 19) internet- a global system of interconnected computer networks that connect several billion devices worldwide
 * 20) URL- uniform resource locator
 * 21) web address- the location on the internet of a certain company, file, or server
 * 22) web page- a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web
 * 23) LAN- a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area using network media
 * 24) wireless- using radio, microwave (instead of wires or cables) to transmit signals
 * 25) cloud computing- the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data rather than a local server or your own computer