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Technology Applications Vocabulary
| Word |
Definition |
TA TEKS |
| password |
A set of characters used to identify the user to the
computer or network system. |
(K-2) 1C |
| peripheral |
Any external device that plugs into
your computer such as a printer, modem, scanner, or tape drive. |
(3-5) 1E |
| piracy |
The unauthorized duplication and
distribution of copyright-protected software. |
(6-8) 3C |
| printer |
A mechanical output device that can
print text and graphics on paper. |
(K-2) 1C
(3-5) 1E |
| processing |
The manipulation of data by a computer
in accordance with its instructions, or programming. |
(3-5) 1C
(6-8) 1B |
| programs |
Software that performs a specific function for the user.
See: application and software |
(3-5) 1, 7A
(6-8) 1 |
| publish |
To create documents. |
(K-2) 11A, 11B
(3-5) 11A |
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| Word |
Definition |
TA TEKS |
| remote access |
Access to a terminal or
other input-output device at some distance from the CPU. |
(3-5) 1E |
| remote equipment |
All devices that are accessed through the
network. |
(K-2) 1C |
| resource sharing |
A process where computer processing capability
and data is used by multiple users at one time |
(K-2) 4B
(3-5) 4B |
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| Word |
Definition |
TA TEKS |
| save |
To store a file on secondary storage medium for future use. |
(K-2) 1B
(3-5) 1B |
| scanner |
A peripheral device that converts text
or pictures into bit-mapped data that is put into a computer. The digitized images can
then be edited. |
(K-2) 2A
(3-5) 2A |
| searching |
Purposefully trying to find some object or information,
sometimes with the help of a search system or search engine, sometimes using an
information retrieval system, sometimes by submitting a formal query, often following some
search strategy or plan.
See: keyword |
(K-2) 4A
(3-5) 4A |
| secondary storage |
External storage including, but not
limited to, floppy disk, hard drive, DAT, optical drive, file server, CD-ROM disc.
Examples of secondary storage medium |
(6-8) 5B |
| simulation |
Computer programs which imitate real
objects or processes and are able to display the result after a change. |
(3-5) 7B, 8B
(6-8) 7H |
| slide show |
A combination of text and graphics that are shown one after
the other to make illustrated presentation. |
(K-2) 9B
(3-5) 9B
(6-8) 10A |
| smart quotation marks |
The "curled" quotation marks
and apostrophes generated by the computer; unlike the straight marks of the typewriter. |
(6-8) 2C |
| software |
Program material for computers;
instructions to the CPU to tell it what to do with the data it receives. Software programs
are usually stored on disks until needed. Sometimes a disk, with its program, is called
software.
See: application and program |
(K-2) 1, 7A, 7B, 9A,
9B
(3-5) 1, 1B, 7A, 7B, 9A, 9B, 11B
(6-8) 1, 1A, 1C, 1F |
| sound/voice recorder |
A device that attaches to a computer
and accepts sound and voice input. |
(K-2) 2A |
| spreadsheet |
A type of software application
program. These programs manipulate numerical information and string data in columns and
rows of cells, perform calculations quickly, and can be used for financial record keeping
and forecasting. The user can create "what if" scenarios, starting with the
desired end conditions and then specifying which input cells to vary automatically. The
results of the various combinations can then be displayed. |
(3-5) 7B, 10C
(6-8) 7B, 8E, 10C |
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