Termini per esame scritto inglese

The most advanced products and systems are said to be at the leading edge of technology.

Raw data is unprocessed unanalysed data.

Prototypes are the first experimental versions of a new technological ideas

High –technology are products systems or industries using advanced technologies

An invention is a new machine device or product.

A theory is an idea or set of ideas designed to explain things.

The validity of an experiment is tested by repeating the experiment to see if the results can be

replicated or reproduced.

surf the net look for information in a random manner

hyperlink screens of information available on the Internet

hypertext a text which contains links to other texts or figures, tables, music, etc

service provider an organisation that provides access to the Internet

Data Information

Database a website with a large collection of data you can search through

Download to copy information from the Web to your computer

E-mail

• this allows computer users to send messages to each other

• electronic mail; sending and receiving messages trough internet

E-mail address an address(e.g. mary@bigtech.com)where you can send E-mail

Email program software you can use to send E-mail

Home page

• the first page of a web site

• the first page in a series

The Internet the worldwide network of computer networks

Internet portal a website that allows you to search the Web(e.g. Yahoo, Google)

Keyword a word of words you use with a search engine to find relevant Websites

Link (also called “hyperlink”) a “live” spot on a Webpage; when you click on a link you can jump

from a webpage to another

Login the process of identifying yourself to a computer or website

Online connected to the internet or to a network

Password a secret word you have to type to enter a computer system

Surfing the web exploring many different websites

URL Universal Resource Locator; a websites address

Username a name you can use to enter a computer system

Web browser

• software that allows you to search the world wide web and look at the pages(e.g. Mozilla,

Firefox, Internet Explorer)

• software allowing net users to find what they want

Webcard an electronic greeting card you can send to someone trough the Internet

Webpage

• an electronic page of information(e.g. text, pictures, sounds), similar to magazine pages,

available on the world wide web

• system of highlighted expressions that allows users to go other pages

Web search engine part of ana internet portal that allows you to search the web using keywords

Website

• a graphical interface which provides access to information on computers anywhere to the Net

• a collection of webpages

The World Wide Web