Hardware & Devices
This input device lets you point, click, and select items on your screen.
What is a mouse/trackpad?
A document, photo, video, song, or game are all examples of this basic unit of saved information.
What is a file?
A single page open inside your web browser that allows you to have multiple pages open at once.
What is a tab?
This output hardware shows you what the computer is actually doing.
What is a monitor/screen?
This type of storage keeps files built inside your device like a "notebook that never leaves your backpack."
What is a hard drive?
This wireless method allows your device to connect to a network and the internet without physical cables.
What is WiFi?
Known as the "brain" of the computer, this component does all the processing and thinking.
What is the CPU?
Warehouse-sized buildings full of computers that store your files on the internet so you can access them anywhere.
What are data centers?
A powerful computer that stores files or websites and delivers them to other devices over a network.
What is a server?
This inexpensive, simple laptop is built around the Chrome browser and web/cloud apps.
What is a Chromebook (or ChromeOS device)?
When sharing a cloud file, granting someone this permission level lets them view and type into the file directly.
What is "can edit"/"editor"?
What is an operating system?
Operating state that pauses your work, allowing the device to wake up fast right where you left off.
What is sleep mode?
File extension typically used for video clips and movies.
What is .mp4 (or .mov)?
This term refers to online storage that allows you to access your saved files from almost any device as long as you're signed in.
What is the cloud?