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GLOSSARY                                                                  Experiential Learning





                    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 a 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 a 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 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 handheld computer that has a touchscreen and
                      allows to organise our daily routine tasks.



                     Programming: The process of writing a program is called programming.



                     martphone:  Smartphone is a type of mobile phone that provides features of earlier cell
                      S
                      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 that is used to represent one or more characters in
                      a text.


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