RAM holds data and program instructions while the CPU works with them.
ROM computer memory on which data has been prerecorded. Once data has been written onto a ROM chip, it cannot be removed and can only be read.
WORLD WIDE WEB-A system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. The documents are formatted in a markup language called HTML Hyper Text Markup Language that supports links to other documents, as well as graphics, audio, and video files.
Data- consist of individual facts or pieces of information that by themselves may not make much sense to a person. A computer's primary job is to process these tiny pieces of data in various ways, converting them into useful information.
HYPERTEXT-A special type of database system, invented by Ted Nelson in the 1960s, in which
objects (text, pictures, music, programs, and so on) can be creatively linked to each other.
PROGRAM-An organized list of instructions that, when executed, causes the computer to behave in a predetermined manner.
Hardware - Any part of the computer you can touch. A computer's hardware consists of interconnected electronic devices that you can use to control the computer's operation, input, and output.
Software - A set of instructions that makes the computer perform tasks. In other words , software tells the computer what to do.
MP3-The name of the file extension and also the name of the type of file for MPEG, audio layer 3. Layer 3 is one of three coding schemes for the compression of audio signals.
Cyberbully-Slang term used to describe online harassment, which can be in the form of flames, comments made in chat rooms, the sending of offensive or cruel e-mail, or even harassing others by posting on blogs, Web pages or social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook or MySpace.
DATABASE- A collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data.
DESKTOP is the metaphor used to portray file systems.
E-MAIL-the transmission of messages over communications networks.
HOMPAGE- serves as an index or table of contents to other documents stored at the site.
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