from one computer to another through a particular connection in a
certain amount of time, e.g. via a computer to the Internet and vice
versa. The more bandwidth available,
the faster you are able to access information. Bandwidth is usually
measured in kilobits per second (Kbps) or megabits per second (Mbps).
You can check your bandwidth connection speed at sites like speedtest.net
and auditmypc.com
an online
journal with entries that appear in reverse chronological order. They
typically contain comments by other readers, links to other sites and
an RSS feed that
readers
can subscribe to. More
info
hard disk of your computer that enables you to access and to navigate
the World Wide Web – to “surf the Web” in colloquial terms. Popular
browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Flock, Microsoft Internet Explorer,
& Safari.
/ KB / MB / GB / TB
bits 1 KB (kilobyte) = 1024 bytes (one floppy disk hold 1440 KB ) 1 MB
(megabyte) = 1024 KB (a CD hold about 700MB) 1 GB (gigabyte) = 1024 MB
(common hard drives these days hold 200-1000GB)
when you copy or
cut information
(such as text, graphics or files).
a command
that sends a duplicate of selected data to the Clipboard for
use in
another location. Usually available from Edit/Copy , Right Click /Copy,
and ctrl-c.
containing style information that can be referenced by multiple web
pages. More
info here
a command
that removes selected data and places it on the Clipboard for
use in
another location. Usually available at Edit/Cut , Right click / Cut ,
ctrl-x
application, program, or device has before any changes are made by the
user.
icons, and dialog boxes appear. The desktop is
what is
seen when programs are all closed or minimized.
server to a local computer.
to
deliver text and/or media enclosures using RSS.
image, audio, etc.) that can be stored on a hard drive or other storage
device. A file is
identified by a name, followed by a dot and then its extension
(indicating the type of file). For example, filename.txt – see file
extensions
Extension
after the period is called the file extension.
It indicates the
type of file and/or the program which was used to create it. For more
info, see a list of CALL
related list of extensions< orWikipedia’s
complete list of extensions
directory) which can also contain subfolders, thus creating a hierarchy
of files.
Hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web. The “hyper” in
Hypertext comes from the fact that in HTML you
can
specify that a block of text, or an image, is linked to another file on
the
Internet. HTML files are meant to be viewed using a “Web Browser
Maximize command
enlarges a window to fill the entire Desktop
Bar
and applications, there is a menu of things you can do and options you
can configure. Common menu categories are File,
Edit, View, Tools,
& Help.
Minimize command reduces a window to a button on the Taskbar
Source
which grants the end user the privilege of copying, distribution and/or
modification. More
info
a command
that inserts data from the Clipboard into
a
document. Usually available by clicking Edit/Paste, Right click /
paste, or ctrl-v
audio but sometimes video) made available for download to
a
portable device or personal computer. Podcasts use feeds that let you
subscribe to them, so that when a new audio clip is published online,
it arrives on your digital doorstep right away. (For more details,
see Wikipedia)
a row of
icons at the bottom left of your Windows desktop that
can be
used to launch programs with one click.
in order to see any updates made to that page.
is
to take elements of two or more media files and mash them together to
create a new piece of media. Often, these are called mash-ups.
a measure
of graphics that’s used to describe what a printer can print, a scanner
can scan, and a monitor can display. In printers and scanners,
resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi)–the number of pixels a
device can fit in an inch of space. A monitor’s resolution refers to
the number of pixels in the whole image. Common resolutions include 800
by 600, 1,024 by 768, and 1,280 by 1,024.
Directory
Windows machines, this usually c: All other directories (or folders)
are contained within the root directory or
its
sub-directories.
that lets readers stay current with blogs and news content using a feedreader,
or aggregator.
Blogs, podcasts and videoblogs contain an RSS feed,
which
lets users subscribe to content automatically and read or listen to the
material on a computer or a portable device. (For more details,
see What
is RSS?)
(usually moving in some way) on the screen of the user when the
computer is not in use. Can be configured in Windows by going to
Control Panel/Display / Screen Saver
Configuration Utility
determine which applications run during computer startup. This can be
accessed by clicking Start/Run/ and typing ‘msconfig’. Screencast
here
be
displayed across the top of the browser window,
each
of which can display a different web page.
keywords
adding to a blog post,
photo
or video to help users find related topics or media. For more details,
see our Learning Center: What
are tags?
a panel
that appears on the Windows Desktop (usually
at
the bottom) which contains the Start button, the Quick Launch tray, the
icons of any programs that are running in the background, the icons of
programs that start automatically, and the time. See image
here
normally located at
the top of a computer screen, that contains icons for the most
commonly-used commands in an application, e.g. in a word-processor or
Browser.
Typically, a toolbarappears
under the Main
Menu Bar, which normally consists of set of names of drop-down menus.
computer to a website or server
– The unique address of any online document or page. For example,
| Protocol | Domain name | Path or directory | Name of file |
| http:// | learningcall.net/ | tools/internet/ | glossary.htm |
of the Web, which enables people with no specialized technical
knowledge to create their own websites to self-publish, create and
upload audio
and
video files, share photos and information and complete a variety of
other tasks. In this new world, the Internet becomes a platform for
self-expression, education and advocacy that “regular people” can use
on their own without having to go to an expert to do it for them. Some
of the best-known Web 2.0 websites include Wikipedia, MySpace, Digg,
Flickr and YouTube. (For more details, see Wikipedia<,
TechSoup’s What
Is Web 2.0 Anyway?<, and Tim O’Reilly’s What
is Web 2.0)
a
collaborative website that can be directly edited by anyone with access
to it. Small teams often find that they can accomplish a task easier by
creating a collaborative online workspace using wiki software such aspbwiki<, Socialtext<, mediawiki< or phpBB<.
(For more details, see Wikipedia.)
acronym for ‘What You See Is What You Get’, meaning that how something
looks on the screen when editing is how it will look when editing is
finished.