PLTW Terms PLTW Vocabulary Set 11 1 AC

PLTW Terms PLTW Vocabulary Set #11

#1 A/C ADAPTER • Changes AC power from an electrical outlet into the type of power or voltage that an electronic device needs to work.

#2 Administrator • A superuser account on a computer or network and has complete control.

#3 Adobe • Company founded in 1982. The original creators of Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other programs.

#4 Airplane Mode • A mode on devices, that disables all wireless communications without having to turn off the device.

#5 Amazon • Founded in 1994, is an online retailer of books, computer software, computer hardware, movies, music, electronics, toys, and much more.

#6 Authentication • the process of identifying a person and making sure they are who they say they are. For example, a password is a basic method.

#7 Backward Compatibility • Used to describe software or hardware that works with previous versions of software or operating systems.

#8 Barcode • Set of lines of different widths and sizes representing data, that when read help identify the scanned object.

#9 Beta • Software still under development that is made available to a select few to test, and report problems they face.

#10 Bootleg Software • An illegal copy of software that was not purchased from the developer or retail store.