Technology+Terminology

Do you ever wonder what people are talking about when they say words like "Flash," "Blog," and "WIKI"? The sites listed below will help you keep up with some of the technology terminology you will need for your classroom and everyday use. From the mundane to the obscure, try these sites for technology definitions:


 * Technology Definitions and Terms Sites:**

[|WhatIs.com] - This Site is an online dictionary of technology terminology.

[|Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms] - Another user-friendly technology terminology website.

[|Wikipedia] - The uber-online-dictionary. A go-to source for definitions contributed by people around the globe.

[|TechWeb Encyclopedia] - At this site you can simply type in the word you are looking for and it will pull up a results page.


 * Hardware and Software - The Fundamentals:

__Hardware__** is defined by [|www.wikipedia.org] as the physical part of a [|computer], including its [|digital circuitry], as distinguished from the [|computer software] that executes within the hardware. The hardware of a computer is infrequently changed, in comparison with software and hardware data, which are "soft" in the sense that they are readily created, modified or erased on the computer.


 * __Software__** is defined by [|www.wikipedia.org] as a general term used to describe a collection of [|computer programs], [|procedures] and documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system.[|[1]] The term includes [|application software] such as [|word processors] which perform productive tasks for users, [|system software] such as [|operating systems], which interface with [|hardware] to provide the necessary services for application software, and [|middleware] which controls and co-ordinates [|distributed systems]is a general term used to describe a collection of [|computer programs], [|procedures] and documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system.[|[1]] The term includes [|application software] such as [|word processors] which perform productive tasks for users, [|system software] such as [|operating systems], which interface with [|hardware] to provide the necessary services for application software, and [|middleware] which controls and co-ordinates [|distributed systems]

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