Tech Terms

being able to choose how much information or data is shared with other people

• security

• privacy

• transparency

• accessibility

a collection of web pages grouped together

• webpage

• website

• web application

• web portal

a piece of hardware used to enter data into a computer, such as a keyboard, microphone, sensor or touchscreen

• output devices

• storage devices

• input devices

• processing units

a single page or image shown in a multimedia slideshow presentation

• slide

• frame

• panel

• view

changing the text to fit around an image or object

• text wrapping

• text alignment

• text justification

• text flow

a secret combination of letters, numbers and characters to confirm the user when logging in

• password

• username

• security question

• PIN

the ability to capture and store audio and video

• record

• transmit

• edit

• stream

when groups of people or organizations work together towards a technological goal

• collaborate

• compete

• isolate

• disperse

a figure representing a real person in online games and chats

• avatar

• character

• icon

• emoticon

allows you to access the Internet, including search engines and other web pages

• web browser

• search engine

• operating system

• file manager