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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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