Unit 1 has a load of information and skill to learn and practice,  such as:

• Digital literacy framework

• Digital footprint observations

• Hardware and Networking SIMpath

• Files, folders, and cloud

• Digital note creation

• Understanding digital AI and copilot

• Internet browser SIMpath

• The web and the cloud SIMpath

• ePortfolio setup 

Terms and definitions that I learned:

Digital Literacy Competencies:

1. Identity and wellbeing: 

      Managing your online identity, privacy, mental health, and safety in digital spaces. 

2. Discovery: 

     Exploring and researching using digital tools to find new information or opportunities.

3. Evaluation:  

     Analyzing online content to judge credibility, accuracy, and relevance. checking if information is true or reliable. 

4. Ethics:

     Understanding digital responsibility, digital footprint, respect for others, and responsible online behavior. 

5. Creativity and scholarship:  

      Creating digital content responsibly and understanding originality, citation, and intellectual property.

6. Communication and collaboration:

Interacting, sharing, and working with others online effectively and respectfully.

7. Curation:

  Finding, organizing, evaluating, and managing digital resources and information.

Search Query 

     A search query is the word or group of words that you type into a search engine like google, bing, or even the search bar inside apps or websites when you are looking for information.  Example: if you type " best laptops 2025" , or "weather" etc.

Types of search queries:

1. Informational:  To learn something like " how to make PDF", or "what is digital literacy?". 

2. Navigational:  To go to a specific site such as " Facebook login" , YouTube". 

3. Transactional:  When you want to buy or download something. example: "buy iphone 15", "download MS word". 

Digital Footprint:

Digital footprint is the trail of data you leave behind when use the internet or digital devices. It includes everything you do onilne, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Two types of Digital Footprint:

1. Active digital footprint:   Information you intentionally share .Example: posting on social media, commenting, uploading photos, filling out forms.

1. Passive Digital Footprints:  Data collected about you without your direct action. Example: Websites tracking and browsing your habits, location,date from your phone, cookies saving your activity.

File as it relates to computers:

       A file is a unit of digital storage that contains information such as text ,images, videos,software, or any other data.  Files have names and extensions (like .JPG, >PDF, >MP3) that tell the computer what type of file it is.

• Files are stored in folders /directories for organization. 

• You can create, open, edit, move, copy,or delete files.

File Extension:

A file extension is the part after the dot (.) in a file name that tells the computer what type of file it is and which program should open it.

Example: .PDF, .JPG, .mp3, .txt etc.

Zip File:

A Zip FIle is a compressed folder that contains one or more folders, packaged together to reduce file sixe and make it easier to store or share.

These files have the extensions ".zip" at the end of their name.

"Saas":

It stands for software as a service.(Saas)is a way of using software  over the internet without installing it in your computer. you just open a web browser or app, login and use the service.  Example: Google Docs, Netflix, Zoom.

DIgital Bubble:

A digital Bubble is a term used to describe a situation in which people live, work or interact mostly within their own online environment often seeing only information, opinion, and content that match their existing beliefs or preferences.Its sometime called an "echo chamber" .

Prompt (as related to AI)

In the context of AI, prompt is basically the input or instruction you give it an AI to tell what you want it to create. It can be question, command or description.Exampls:text AI(like Chat GPT), image AI(like DALLE).

Generative AI:

It is a type of AI that can create new content like text , images , music or even code-based on patterns it has learned from existing data , it can produce something entirely new .such as: Chat GPT, DALLE, AI Music tools etc:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Source : Chat GPT

Internet:

A global network of computers connected to each other.

purpose:  

 Allows computers and devices to communicate and share data.

Components:    

networks, routers,servers,cables,satellites, services like email,Ftp ,voip and the www.

Example:    Sending an email or playing an online gamer use the internet but not necessarily the web.

The World wide web(www):     

A collection  of websites and web pages that exits on the internet.

purpose:  

makes information accessible via browsers (like Chrome,Safari or Edge).

Components: 

  Websites, Web pages, hyperlinks, browser, URLS.

Example:     Visiting www.wikipedia.org or watching video on youtube is using web.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Source:ChatGpT.

Browser:

A browser is software application that allows you access or vies content on the world wide web (www). Its what you use to visit websites, watch videos, check emails or do anything online.

Example: Google Chrome,Mozillla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari  etc.

URL:

URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is just the web address you type into browser to reach a specific webpage or file online.URL tells a browser where to find a particular webpages or file online.

Example: "https://www.example.com/pages"  ,  it has protocol, domain name and path.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Source:ChatGPT.

My Digital Footprint:

     I learned that I can  even search for myself on Google. Based on this idea, I tried googling my name to see if I could find anything interesting; however, I did not see any evidence or results about me. I experimented different searches,such as: my name, phone number, email address, social media usernames , school,  work place, and even through my friend's page. 

     At first, I was surprised that nothing appeared and wondered why I could not find myself on Google. Then I  realized how fascinating the Internet and technology systems are, and how they connect information together. Finally, I noticed that all of my social media accounts are set to private rather than public, which is why no results about me appeared online.