Termonology

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

  is software that allows you to view a PDF document (a document that can be seen but not changed). .
• ADSL

  • is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband technology that is used to connect to the Internet. It uses standard telephone lines to deliver high-speed data communications (up to 24 megabytes per second).
• Analogue is a conventional method of transmitting data. S
• Assistive technology refers to any software or hardware that acts to assist and improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities
• An attachment is a document sent with an email message.
• Back-end refers to the part of an application that performs an essential task not apparent to the user
• If software is backward compatible, it is compatible with earlier (superseded) versions of the same software.
• Bandwidth refers to the maximum amount of data that can travel a communications path in a given time, usually measured in seconds.
• A bit is the smallest unit of measurement in computing
• Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology intended to replace cables
• A bookmark is a saved link to a particular Web page.
• Boolean operators

  • Most search engines (e.g. Google) allow you to limit your search or make it more specific by using words such as "and", "or" and "not"
• To boot is to load and initialise the operating system on a computer.
• An email message that cannot be delivered and returns an error notification to the sender is said to "bounce back".
• Broadband is a type of communications technology whereby a single wire can carry more than one type of signal at once
• Browser A software program that allows you to surf the web.
• Cache - it is temporarily stored on your computer
• A chip is a microprocessor that performs many functions and calculations that make your computer run.
• Cloud computing refers to the storing and accessing of data and programs over the Internet instead of on another type of hard drive.
• Compression is the reduction of the size of a file.
• Content refers to a website's text and information,
• Cookie

  • A piece of code or data created by a web server and stored on a user's computer
• Cybercrime is any type of illegal activity that is undertaken (or relies heavily) on a computer.
• Cybersecurity refers to measures designed to protect your computer,
• A device driver is a small program that allows a peripheral device such as a printer or scanner to connect to your PC.
• A domain is a set of computers on a network that are managed as a unit
• Downloading is the method by which users access and save or "pull down" software or other files to their own computers from a remote computer via the Internet.
• Email is a way of sending messages over the interne
• Encryption is the process of converting electronic data to an unrecognisable or encrypted form, one that cannot be easily understood by unauthorised parties.
• Ethernet is the most common way of connecting computers on a network with a wired connection.
• A firewall is a barrier that acts as a security system to protect trusted computer systems and networks from outside connections and untrusted networks, such as the Internet.
• File transfer protocol is a common method of transferring files via the internet from one host to another host.
• Gateway

  • A point within a network that interconnects with other networks.
• Hard disk

  • The physical place where a computer stores information - applications and filesHard disk The physical place where a computer stores information - applications and files
• Home page The page that an Internet browser first opens up to
• HTML is a set of symbols inserted into files intended for display on the world wide web.
• Internet

  • A set of interconnected networks that allow computers in different locations to exchange information.
• ISP is a company that provides access to the Internet.
• An intranet is basically a private, internal internet specific to an organisation or group.
• Java is a programming language that is commonly used in the development of client-server web applications