| Internet | Global network connecting millions of computers |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit- the brains of the computer |
| I-Beam | To move the insertion point in a block of text; shaped like a capital I |
| Drop Down/Pull Down Menu | Menu of options that appear when you select an item with a mouse. The item you select is generally at the top of the display screen, and the menu appears just below it, as if you had pulled it down. |
| Boot | To load the first piece of software that starts a computer (usually the operating system) |
| Spreadsheet | Table of values arranged in rows and columns |
| Bluetooth | Short-range radio technology aimed at simplifying communications between Internet devices |
| USB Flash Drive | Small, portable memory card that functions as a portable hard drive |
| SMART Board | Technology linked, computer interactive white board |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language- authoring language used to create documents on the Web |