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Oxford University Press, 2006
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ISBN 978-960-7872-44-9
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info@aiora.gr, www.aiora.gr
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access 65, 76
Acrobat 25
action game 6
active window 54
address 36
address book 36
address harvester 25
ADSL 36
adventure game 6
AI (artificial intelligence) 90
algorithm 25
alias 54
align 65
analogue 3
AND 71
antialiasing 65
antivirus software 79
Apple Mac 19
applet 25
application 25
archive 54
attachment 36
authenticate 79
back door 25
backbone 36
background 54
backing up 54
backspace 54
bandwidth 36
batch file 54
binary numbers 3, 26
binary tree 76
bit 3
bitstream 37
blog 37
blogger 37
bold 65
bookmark 55
Boolean logic 3
boot 55
bottom feeder 37
bps 37
branch 76
broadband 37
broadcasting center 84
broken link 37
browser 37
buffer 90
bug 79
bulletin board 38
burn 71
bus 3
buttons 55
byte 3
cable 16
Cable tv 38
cache 55
calculate 10
calculator 8
CAM 38
careware 28
case 65
case-sensitive 65
CD (compact disk) 16
cells 76
central processing unit CPU
centre 65
character 66
chat rooms 38
chip 10
circuit board 16
clear 71
click 71
clipboard 55
cobweb site 38
command 71
compatible 16
compress 55
computer games 67
configure 28
contention ratio 38
context-sensitive menu 56
control devices 16
control panel 56
cookies 38
copy and paste 66
copyleft 84
CPU (central processing unit) 10, 14
crack 79
cracker 79
crash 56
crash and burn 53
CRT (cathode ray tube) 15, 16
cursor 56
cut 66
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e-commerce 39
e-zine 41
Easter egg 28
edit 71
egosurf 39
e-mail 40
emoticon 91
emulator 91
encode 28, 80
encrypt 80
end user 91
enter 72
error 57
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executable (.exe) file 29
expansion card 17
expansion slot 17
export 57
extension 58
external memory 17
fatal error 58
favourites 58
fibre optics 41
field 66
file 58
file extension 58
find and replace 72
firewall 80
firewire 58
Flash 29
floor turtle 17
floppy disk 17
FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) 84
folder 58
font 6667
footer 67
format 67
formula 10
forum 41
fragmentation 59
frame 41
freeware 29
FTA (Free to Air TV) 84
FTP 41
FTTH 41
function keys 72
future computers 5
FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) 41
hacker 80
handshake 42
hang 59
hard copy 17
icebreaker 29
ICT 33, 34
import 29, 59
inactive window 59
indent 67
information superhighway 43
initialize 59
inkjet printer 18
input 11
input device 15
insert 72
install 29
instructions 4
interactive 11, 91
interactive whiteboard 91
interface 59
Internet 33
Internet address 43
Internet worm 43
intranet 43
IP address 43
IP TV 85
IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) 85
IRD (Integrated Receiver Decoder) 85
ISP (Internet service provider) 43
ICT 33, 345
Java 29
Javascript 30
jewel case 18
jitter 44
joystick 18
JPEG 85
junk mail 80
Kbps 11
keyboard 15, 18
keyboard shortcuts 72
keywords 91
kilobyte 11
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magnetic disk 19
mail exploder 44
mail merge 67
mail storm 44
mailbomb 81
mailbox 45
mailing list 67
mandelbug 81
Mbps 11
megabyte (MB) 12
megahertz (MHz) 12
memory 14, 19
menu 60
microchip 12
microfilter 45
microprocessor 14, 19
microscopic computers 5
microwaves 45
mirror site 45
mobile broadband 45
modem 45
monitor 15, 19
monitoring 81
motherboard 12
mouse 15, 19
mouseover 60
move 73
MP3 85
hard disk 18
hardware 1315
HDTV (High Definition TV) 84
header 67
heat sink 18
highlight 67
hit 42
home page 42
host 42
hot spot 42
hotlink 42
html 43
http (hypertext transfer protocol) 43
hyperlink 43
hypertext 43
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MPEG 85
MSN 45
multicasting 85
multimedia 86
navigation 46
network 46
network card 46
newsgroup 46
NGA (next generation access networks) 46
notebook 20
offline 46
online 46
operating system 30
optical character recognition (OCR) 68
OR 73
output 12
output device 15
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palmtop 4, 20
parallel port 60
password 81
paste 73
patch 30
path 60
PC (personal computer) 20
PDF 30
peer-to-peer 86
pen drive 20
pendown 30
peripheral 14, 20
ping 46
pipe 46
pixel 60
plug and play 20
plug-in 61
port 60
portal 47
Powerpoint 30
printer 21
priority 92
processor 21
program 30
prosumer 86
protocol 30
public domain 92
pull-down 61
punched cards 8
PVR (Personal Video Recorder) 86
quad play 47
query 92
questionnaire 77
queue 92
QWERTY 61
task manager 62
taskbar 62
telecommunications 48
teleconferencing 48
template 62
terminal 22
text 68
TFT (thin film transfer) 15, 22
third generation computers 9
title bar 63
toolbar 63
touch screen 23
tracker ball 23
Triple play 48
Trojan horse 82
type 69
virus 40, 82
VoD (Video on Demand) 88
VoIP 49
XML 52
sound card 22
Space Invaders 6
spacebar 62
spam 40, 82
spellchecker 68
spider 48
spreadsheet 77
start menu 62
startup folder 62
STB (Set Top Box) 87
storage 22
strategy game 67
streaming content 87
style sheet 68
subfolder 62
surf 48
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zip drive 23
zip files 63
zoom 74
vapourware 31
VDSL (Very High Speed Digital Line) 49
video conferencing 49
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