Basic Computing
The expanded version of WWW
World Wide Web
This is the term for the basic type of unit transferred over a network.
Packet
This is the module used to manage drivers on a computer
Device Manager
The term used to describe a set of rules and standards that basically define a language that devices can use to communicate
Protocol
This single keyboard button can be used to evoke the start menu, or if used with other buttons, can open other useful tools more quickly than navigating with a mouse.
Windows button.
This is the term used to refer to a computer's physical components such as the monitor, keyboard, memory and hard drive
This refers to a network or a portion of a network that is not publicly accessible to the greater interne
Local Area Network (LAN)
This is the term used to explain the computer chip that checks hardware before the operating system loads.
This is one of the fundamental protocols that allow the internet to work.
Internet Protocol (IP)
The key combination used to minimize all open windows
Windows+M
IE
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
The general term to describe large, dispersed networks.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Name 1 way to find a shared file that is not on your local computer.
Mapped Drive
Network Share
OneDrive
This popular protocol is used to encapsulate data into packets.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
The key combination used to toggle/show the desktop.
Windows + D
This keyboard shortcut will return you to the most recently used program.
Alt+Tab
This is is a piece of hardware/software that decides whether traffic coming into a server or going out should be allowed.
A Firewall
Name 4 different file extensions;
EX:
1 ext for word processor
1 ext for music file
1 ext for random document
1 ext for picture file
.doc
.mp3, .mp4
.xls, .pdf, .ppt
.jpg, .bmp, .jpeg
It is a protocol that forms the basis for communication on the web.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Use this tool to execute commands using nothing but a keyboard.
Command prompt (DOS)
The unit of measurement used to describe 1024 megabytes.
It is a means of connecting separate LANs through the internet.
VPN
This is the most effective way to prevent theft of data.
Encryption
It is a protocol used to provide a human-friendly naming mechanism for internet resources.
Domain Name System (DNS)
This is the command used to show how much packet latency is between you and the internet.
Ping