Instruction

Technology Applications Vocabulary
(High School)

Word Definition TA TEKS
technical documentation External technical documentation refers to on-line/printed directions or help; internal technical documentation refers to the appropriate references within coded programs. DTP 7G, 8A
DGA 7J
MM 7H, 8E
VT 7D
WM 7E
IS 7F
telnet An Internet service that allows users to log on to remote host computers.
See: protocol		 WM 1G, 4C
top-down programming A style where the programmer divides the problem into successively small procedures, then writes the program in these pieces or procedures.
Compare: algorithm and step-wise refinement		 CS1 7A

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Word Definition In these
TA TEKS
URL
uniform resource locator		 A computer address for a resource on the Internet. Examples of URLs:
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/
http://129.120.113.30/start/ask.htm
ftp://ftp.ns.gen.tx.us/pub/requirements/		 WM 4C

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vector graphics Images stored in the computer as a set of mathematical formulas describing the shapes making up the image.
Compare: bitmap graphics		 MM 1K
virus A program that disrupts the normal operation of a computer; it can cause a variety of problems, from the appearance of annoying messages to the destruction of information on your hard drive. Viruses can infect your computer from incoming modem transmissions. They can also enter your computer through an infected floppy disk. CS1 3C
CS2 3C

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