Terms

• 7 Competencies of Digital Literacy 

• Internet searching 

• Digital culture 

• Critical evaluation 

• Problem Solving 

• Security 

• Communication 

• Content Creation 

• Search Query 

• Specific word or phrase that a user types into a search engine to find info 

• Natural Language Query 

• Allows everyday language to be used in systems instead of code 

• Spider 

• Automated software program that systematically browses the world wide web to index content for search engine 

• Digital Footprint 

• A permanent, traceable trail of data one leaves online 

• 5 Basic Computer Components 

• Motherboard 

• CPU 

• GPU 

• RAM 

• SSD/HDD 

• Files 

• Electronic document or data center 

• Extension: 3-4 suffix at the end of the file (Ex. PNG) 

• ZIP: popular archival format used to compress multiple files 

• SAAS 

• a cloud-based model delivering applications over the internet via subscriptions 

• Digital Bubble 

• A personalized online environment created by oneself that limits diverse expression 

• Generative AI 

• A type of AI that generates content 

• Prompt: text-based command 

• Differences in Internet and WWW 

• Internet: Interconnected systems that allow data to travel 

• WWW: Interconnected web pages 

• Web Browser 

• Software application used to locate content from WWW 

• URL 

• Web address