UNIT 1
What are the 7 Competencies of Digital Literacy?
Definition: Identity & Wellbeing, Discovery, Evaluation, Ethics, Creativity and scholarship, Communication and collaboration, and Curation.
https://sites.google.com/view/prof-noone-csit-101/unit-1/digital-literacy?authuser=0
Search Query
Definition: A Word, phrase, or question a user Types into a search engine (like google) to find information online, acting as a request for relevant Results.
https://slack.com/blog/productivity/how-search-queries-shape-better-content-and-smarter-search
Natural Language Query
Definition: Let's User ask Questions and get data from databases or search systems using everyday human language.
https://www.ontotext.com/knowledgehub/fundamentals/what-is-natural-language-querying/
Spider (as related to the World Wide Web)
Definition: An Automatic Program or script designed to Systematically browse and index internet content.
Digital Footprint
Definition: The Users trail of Data, created as a result of your Online Activity.
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-a-digital-footprint
What are the 5 basic computer components?
Definition: CPU, RAM, STORAGE, MOTHERBAORD, And POWER SUPPLY
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/most-important-computer-components
What is a file?
Definition: A named collection of data or instructions stored as a single unit on a storage device.
File Extension
Definition: Something that Follows all files like. Txt, Jpg, .docx.
Zip File
Definition: A compressed archive that bundles multiple files and folders into a single file.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/zip-and-unzip-files-8d28fa72-f2f9-712f-67df-f80cf89fd4e5
Saas
Definition: A cloud-based model where providers host apps and deliver them to users over the internet on a subscription basis.
Digital Bubble
Definition: Refers to the intellectual isolation created when algorithms personalize online content to show you what you've liked. Sometimes even created Unknowingly.
https://www.thedigitalbubble.com/
Generative AI
Definition: A type of artificial intelligence that creates new original content, like text, images, music, codes, videos, etc.
Prompt (as related to AI)
Definition: The text, questions, or instructions you give to an AI model to get a specific Output like ChatGPT.
What is the difference between the Internet and WWW?
Definition: The internet is a global Network of connected Hardware. WWW is a service that runs on the internet. a system of linked Pages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/av/47523993
Browser
Definition: Software like (chrome, Firefox, brave, edge, and safari)
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/more/what-is-a-browser/
URL
Definition: A Unique Web address that identifies the location of a resource.