Liam C. Common Terms

2. Application for accessing websites, including the Internet.
6. This is the Internet. When something is saved to this, it gets stored on Internet servers and not your hard drive.
7. To copy data (Files or Programs) from a website to a computer or a phone.
8. When this is clicked on, it will send the user to a different Web page.
9. A network that links computers. It connects billions of computers and people can communicate and share ideas through it.
10. Type of file format that has images of text or graphics that can be printed and transmitted. It cannot be modified by anyone else except the person who created it.
11. To send or transfer data from a computer to another device or to the internet.
13. Instructions or programming that tell a computer how to perform a task.
15. Type of file format used for both animated images and static images.
16. Short-ranged, wireless connection of phones or computers that allow devices to communicate with each other.

1. The computer’s screen.
3. Cloud storage which allows you to create and store files online and access them anywhere. Apps include Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
4. The screen that appears when you first start up your computer. Place to organize apps/icons.
5. Online cloud storage service. Includes Word, Power, Excel.
6. Files with small pieces of data that are stored in a web browser. Can be used to identify your computer as you use the browser.
8. A computer’s inner components, machinery, or equipment.
12. Type of file format that is commonly used on the Internet. Supports transparency and has a fixed number of pixels.
14. Wireless networking tech that allows computers, phones, or other electronic devices to connect to the internet or communicate.