access profile
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information kept on a computer that gives details about a user, for example their name, password, and the parts of the system they are allowed to use
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information kept on a computer that gives details about a user, for example their name, password, and the parts of the system they are allowed to use
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a file containing a series of instructions that the computer will perform in order, without the user having to do anything
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a number that is the total of the digits in a piece of data that has been stored or sent in digital form. It is used to check that nothing has gone wrong with the data.
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a file that contains information about how a particular software program or piece of equipment has been arranged
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a small file that a website automatically sends to your computer when you connect to the website, containing information about your use of the Internet
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a large amount of information stored in a computer in an organized way that allows individual pieces of information to be found quickly
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a large amount of information from a company stored on a computer and used for making business decisions
a singular form of data
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the last part of the name of a computer file. For example, ‘exe’ and ‘doc’ are extensions.
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the second part of the name of a computer file, which tells you what kind of file it is
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a group of programs or documents stored in a computer, shown by a picture of a folder on the screen
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the structure and design of a written document, especially a computer file, for example the size and type of the letters and the width of the written area of the page
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Graphic Interchange Format: a type of computer file that contains an image. GIF is also used as part of a file name.
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a word or image in a computer document that you can click on in order to move to a related document, word, or image
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information that is put into a computer or a piece of electronic equipment using another machine such as a keyboard or microphone
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details of the information contained in a large computer database, for example who wrote the information and what format it is in
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a small amount of computer information that has been divided up so that it can be sent across a computer network
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the set of letters or other symbols that is the full name of a computer file and shows which directory it is stored in
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Portable Document Format: a type of computer file that can contain words, images etc and can be sent on the Internet and read on any computer
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writing in a computer file that has no special codes and can therefore be used easily by other computer programs
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a multimedia file, such as a radio programme or music video, that can be downloaded from the Internet and played on an ipod or similar piece of equipment. The method of publishing files that can be used in this way is called podcasting.
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a record of information produced by a computer or other piece of electronic equipment, shown on a screen or printed on paper
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a computer database that allows information to be stored and found in various ways
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documents that include codes that show how the writing should look, for example to show bold and italic
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a temporary computer file that is created to hold information while a program is being used
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information that is stored in a computer and can be read on a screen, and is not printed on paper
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a short period that you spend doing a particular activity, especially something enjoyable such as spending money or drinking alcohol
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a set of instructions on what a particular type of computer document should look like
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a plastic card that you pass through a piece of electronic equipment that reads the information stored on the card, for example in order to open a door or to pay for something
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a computer file that copies are made from because its basic form can be used again and again
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a file that contains only words and numbers and no codes to show how the document should look
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a document that tells you how to do something, for example how to use a computer program
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a set of instructions on how to use a piece of software or how to complete a computer game
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a computer document that has been compressed so that it fills less space and can be stored more easily or sent by email more quickly
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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text
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