Terms & Definition
Terms & Definition
An application used to access websites and display content on devices like computers, tablets, and smartphones. Like Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
A filler bubble where algorithms personalize online content to show users only what they're likely to agree with, leading to isolation from different viewpoints.
A trail of data created by a person's online activities, including both actively shared content and passively shared content.
A suffix at the end of a filename, following a period, that identifies the file's type and which applications can open it.
.txt= text file
.jpg= image file
.docx= Microsoft Word doc
A type of artificial intelligence that learns from existing data to create new, original content, like text, images, music, and code.
A question or command expressed in everyday human language, that a system can understand to retrieve or manipulate data, rather than requiring specialized keywords or formal query languages.
A command, question, or statement that you give an artificial intelligence model to guide it in generating a specific response or performing a desired task.
A cloud computing module where software is licensed and delivered to users, over the internet on a subscription basis.
Specific phrases or series of words a user enters into a search engine to find information or a specific resource.
An automatic program used by search engines like Google and Bing to systematically browse the World Wide Web, follow links, and collect data from websites.
A URL (Uniform Research Locator) is a Unique identifier that is contained by all the resources available on the internet.
URLs can be broken up into multiple parts:
Domain or Host name:
It is the reference or the name of the page that you are going to access the internet .
Fragment:
Appears at the end of the URL with a hashtag symbol. These are the internal page references that refers to a specific section within the page.
Parameters:
These are pieces of information found inside a query string of a URL. Multiple parameters can be found using the ampersand (&) to separate them.
Path:
It refers to the path or location of a particular file or page stored on the web server to access the content of it
Port name:
After the domain, not visible in the URL. The domain name and the port name combined can be known as the authority
Protocol or Scheme:
Used to access the internet, which is accessed through the Domain Name System or DNS. There are multiple protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Mailto, TELNET etc.
Query:
Mainly found in the dynamic pages. It consists of a question mark followed by the parameters
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Hardware/SSD
Motherboard
Power Supply
Ram (Random Access Memory)
Communication and Collaboration
-Using digital platforms to communicate effectively and collaborate with others
-Adapting communication style to different audiences and tools
Creation & Scholarship
- Engaging in digital scholarship by sharing and developing academic or professional work online
-Using digital tools to create new content (essays, videos, data, visualizations)
Curation
-Organizing stories, and managing digital content for future use
-Creating systems for personal knowledge management, like bookmarking, tagging, or using cloud storage
Discovery
- The ability to search for access and navigate digital information, tools, and services effectively
-Using appropriate strategies to find academic, professional, or practical resources online
Ethics
-Acting with integrity in academic and online spaces
-Respecting copyright, intellectual property, and privacy
-Understanding the ethical implications of digital activity
Evaluation
-Critically assessing the quality, credibility, and relevance of digital content
-Identifying bias, misinformation, or low quality sources
Identity and Well being
-Managing your digital identity across platforms
-Practicing self-care and maintaining healthy digital habits
-Understanding the impact of digital participation on mental health, privacy, and well being
A file is a digital container or a named collection of data stored on a storage device, holding various information like videos, text, images, music, programs, or executable code.
Internet:
A global network of interconnected computers and other device. It enables communication and data transfer between devices
WWW:
A system of interlinked documents and resources, accessed via the internet using browsers. It allows users to access websites and web pages. (Turns HTTP (Hypertext Transfer protocol)/HTTPS(Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) into text, pictures, videos, etc.)
Zip File:
Appears at the end of the URL with a hashtag symbol. These are the internal page references that refers to the specific section within the page.