computer terms to know

spreadsheets

• In simple terms, the web address.

• A global system of interconnected computers

• Pronounced as “gooey”, basically all the windows, buttons, icons, and toolbars that you interact with on a computer.

•  Once upon a time, we use a pen, paper, and ruler to draw tables. In computers, we have “spreadsheets”.

What is malware and virus?

GUI stands for...

What its graphical user interface?

• Pronounced as “gooey”, basically all the windows, buttons, icons, and toolbars that you interact with on a computer.

•   Saving a webpage so you can easily go back to your favorite locations on the Web. On Google Chrome, you can bookmark by clicking on the star on the rightmost part of the address bar.

• Software used to find information on the Web. Examples are Google Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

• Bad software that is designed to cause damage to computers.

  Address bar or box (noun) – the narrow, rectangular box on the topmost part of a browser window where you can type in a web address.

internet

• Fast and volatile “short-term memory”, computers usually use RAM as temporary data storage for the more immediate processes. Once the power is switched off, everything inside the RAM will be lost.

•   Saving a webpage so you can easily go back to your favorite locations on the Web. On Google Chrome, you can bookmark by clicking on the star on the rightmost part of the address bar.

• Fast and volatile “short-term memory”, computers usually use RAM as temporary data storage for the more immediate processes. Once the power is switched off, everything inside the RAM will be lost.

• A global system of interconnected computers

WWW stands for...

WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

• An information space where documents and other web resources can be accessed through the Internet using a web browser.

• Software used to find information on the Web. Examples are Google Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

• The brain of the computer that does data processing.

• An “advanced” printer that prints objects by melting a spool of thread plastic called “filament”.

URL stands for...

Uniform resource locator (URL) is...

• The brain of the computer that does data processing.

•   To copy files or databases to another site or an external drive (for example a USB flash drive or stick). This is done to preserve data in case of equipment failure or any other problems.

• In simple terms, the web address.

• The de facto standard connector that we see on nearly every device.

ISP stands for...