Social Media and Technology Vocabulary

• Mouse mat

• Mouse carpet

• Mouse cat

• Software

• Hard drive

• Driver

• Flash drive

• USB port

• USB cable

• Headphones

• Headset

• Microphone

• Engine

• Search engine

• Searcher

To copy or move programs or information to another computer system, especially to the internet or a larger computer.

• Upload

• Blog

• Make a hard copy

To move text or other information on a computer screen in order to see a different part of it.

• Forward

• Close a window

• Scroll up and down

Action that takes place when an email is returned to the person sending it because the address is wrong or the user is not known.

• Send

• Download

• Bounce back

To write using a machine, usually a computer keyboard.

• Type

• Font

• Install

To remove a computer program from a computer.

• Delete

• Uninstall

• Log on