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IT Buzz Words                                               #Digital Literacy






                      Blocks                   Blocks  are  puzzle  piece  shapes  that  are  used  to  give  instructions  to
                                               the computer.



                      Cell                     The intersection of a row and a column in a table is called a cell.


                      Cloud Storage            A cloud storage is a service where the users are able to store and manage
                                               data on remote server in place of their local computer.

                      Computer Language        A computer language is the medium by which instructions are transmitted
                                               to the computer to perform a specific task.

                      Digital Computer         A computer  that uses digits (binary  numbers 0’s, and 1’s) to generate,
                                               process and display data is called digital computer.


                      File Extension           A file extension is a group of two or more characters used to identify the
                                               type of a file.

                        Language Translator    A language translator is a software that converts a high-level language
                                               program into a machine language.


                      Mail Merge               The Mail Merge feature in MS Word is used to create personalised letters
                                               to be sent to many people.


                        Microcomputer          A microcomputer is a small and less expensive digital computer that has
                                               one microprocessor as its processing unit.

                        PDA                    Personal  Digital Assistant (PDA)  is a  hand  held  computer  that  has a
                                               touchscreen and allows to organise our daily routine works.


                        Programming            The process of writing a program is called programming.


                          Smartphone           Smartphone is a type of mobile phone that provides features of earlier cell
                                               phones and some features of a computer.


                        Supercomputers         Supercomputers are the largest and fastest of all types of computers.



                      Web Page                 A web page is a document that contains text, graphics, videos, audios and
                                               links to other pages.


                        Wildcard               Wildcard is a special character which is used to represent one or more
                                               characters in a text.



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