Vocabulary 1

[C] an arrangement that users have with a company that allows them to use the Internet for certain purposes

[C] an optional product designed to complement another application, for example a ?solver? in Excel

(of a measured value) taking any value between a maximum and a minimum

to display a sequence of images in a computer program to give the impression of motion

[C] a sequence of images in a computer program giving the impression of motion

[C] a small program which is run from within another application, for example from within a browser or a website

[C] a program or a group of programs that performs a particular task for the user, i.e. a word-processor or a spreadsheet

[U] the ability of a computer to copy intelligent human behaviour in finding a solution to a problem

(of data transmission) differing downstream bit rate and upstream bit rate; or relating to public-key cryptography

to link a file to an electronic message, for example to an email

[C] a file that is linked to an electronic message, for example to an email

[U] proof of identity as a security measure that requires users to securely verify who they are

[C] a graphical representation of a person on a computer screen, especially in a computer game or chat room

- to copy information from your computer to a separate storage device- [C] a copy of information on your computer, which is stored separately

[C] a high-speed line or a series of connections to which smaller, local lines connect

[U] the amount of data that can be sent through a network connection at any one time

[C] a coded pattern of thick and thin bars with varying spaces in between for recognition by a scanner

[C] a test for a computer product given to customers prior to commercial release, often preceded by a round of alpha testing

pertaining to a numbering system that has 2 as its base and uses only two digits, 0 and 1, for its notation

- to update a publicly accessible Web page serving as a personal journal for the writer- [C] a publicly accessible Web page that serves as a personal journal for the writer

[C] a writer who updates a publicly accessible Web page that serves as a personal journal for any subject

- [C] a marker for finding a Web page or a specific place in a file immediately- to mark a Web page or a specific place in a file so that they can be found quickly

- (~ up) to load the first piece of software when starting a computer- the act of loading the first piece of software when starting a computer

[C] a software app, e.g. a spider, that runs without human intervention to perform repetitive tasks on the Internet

- to read or write data on a computer file- [U] the act of reading data from a computer file