Back to the Basics Part 2
Back to the Basics Terminology PC vs Mac – PC (Personal Computer) is any computer not manufactured by Apple OS – Operating System, software that controls all functions of the computer, i.e. Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, Ubuntu/Linux ISP – Internet Service Provider, company who gives you access to the internet, i.e. Comcast, Cognify, Towers Wifi URL – Universal Resource Locator – Website address the companyname.com or companyname.org or companyname.edu or companyname.gov Domain – the .com, .gov, .tv, .whatever that can be purchased through a domain registrar on the internet Program/Application/Software – Set of instructions installed in your computer that allow you to perform certain actions, i.e. Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Games, Internet Browsers, Music Players, Video Players, Photo Management, Database/Information collection Browser – Software used to explore or view pages on the internet, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera Download vs Upload – Download=receiving Upload=sending, download/upload attachments, updates, anytime you are on the internet you are sending requests to view pages/upload and the page is displayed/downloaded The "Cloud" – invisible set of computers on the internet that stores or distributes information for you Icons – Little graphics/pictures File Extensions – last three/four letters associated to a file that tell the computer what software to use to open it Megabytes (MB) – Gigabytes (GB) – Terabytes (TB) Storage capacities from smaller to larger sizes, so about 1000 mb = 1 GB, 1000 gb = 1 tb What is a memory? Different types of memory RAM (Random Access Memory) = used by the system to store instructions the more the better Data Storage on a Hard Drive = files and documents QR Codes - new checker upc like square symbols that direct a person to a website when scanned with a smart phone Bluetooth – wireless type of connection |
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