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#Digital Literacy



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


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


                                                  A cloud storage  is  a service where  the users are  able to store and
                              Cloud Storage
                                                  manage data on remote server in place of their local computer.
                                                  A computer  language  is the  medium by  which  instructions are
                       Computer Language
                                                  transmitted to the computer to perform a specific task.

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

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

                                                  A language translator is a software that converts a high-level language
                        Language Translator
                                                  program into a machine language.
                                                  The  Mail Merge  feature  in MS Word  is used to  create  personalised
                                 Mail Merge
                                                  letters to be sent to many people.

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

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

                               Programming        The process of writing a program is called programming.


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


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


                                                  A web page is a document that contains text, graphics, videos, audios
                                   Web Page
                                                  and links to other pages.
                                                  Wildcard is a special character which is used to represent one or more
                                    Wildcard
                                                  characters in a text.




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