Middle School Technology

address bar

text field in a web browser where a URL is displayed or can be typed

bookmark

to save the URL of a web page for easy access in the future

digital citizenship

to practice appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology

digital literacy

ability to use technology and media to find, organize, evaluate, and share information

download

to copy data or programs from one source to another

folder

storage place for files

home page

front or opening page of a website

hyperlink

link to another part of a document or to a different document

internet

global network of networks linked together in order to share information

JPEG

file format for compressing pictures

netiquette

rules of proper behavior on the internet

network

two or more computers connected together to share data and resources

phishing

scheme to steal personal information by using a legitimate-looking email offer or website

pixel

smallest part of a digital image

program

application or software that tells a computer what to do

search engine

software that uses keywords or phrases to locate information from websites

server

computer that manages services for other computers on the network

spreadsheet

display of data in rows and columns

virus

computer program designed to infect a computer system in order to cause harm or destroy files or programs

website

group of web pages hyperlinked together

word processing

using an application to create and edit documents