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A server that translates a domain name into the correct IP address.

➡️ What is a DNS?

Discussion Prompt:
How might internet use be affected if DNS servers suddenly stopped working?

100

An interface using icons, menus, and windows to help users interact with a device.

➡️ What is a GUI?

Discussion Prompt:
Think of a device you use daily — how would using it change if you removed the GUI?

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Tools that allow users to perform tasks like messaging, editing, or gaming.

➡️ What are applications?

Discussion Prompt:
Which apps do you think you use most often — informational websites or interactive apps? Why?

100

This tells the internet where to take you when typed into a browser.

➡️ What is a URL?

Discussion Prompt:
Some URLs are super long and messy. Why do you think companies shorten them?

100

A webpage with common answers to tech problems.

➡️ What is an FAQ page?

Discussion Prompt:
What’s one situation where an FAQ saved you time or solved an issue?

200

A private network for internal employees only.

➡️ What is an intranet?

Discussion Prompt:
Where might you have seen or used an intranet in school, work, or clubs, even without realizing it?

200

A browser setting that helps protect users by blocking dangerous content.

➡️ What are security settings?

Discussion Prompt:
What’s one safety setting you think students should turn on in their browser or device?

200

Apps that help people collaborate, schedule, and share work.

➡️ What are business apps?

Discussion Prompt:
What business‑style app or tool do you use for schoolwork (ex: Docs, Teams, Canvas)?

200

A domain used by U.S. government websites.

➡️ What is .gov?

Discussion Prompt:
What is one thing you think people commonly look up on .gov websites?

200

Skills that are important because workplace documents are often complex.


➡️ What are reading comprehension skills?

Discussion Prompt:
How has reading instructions carefully helped you on FLVS or in daily life?

300

A network that allows approved people outside the company to access selected resources.

➡️ What is an extranet?

Discussion Prompt:
Why do you think companies allow some outsiders to access their network? What risks or benefits come with that?

300

A feature that saves websites so users can return to them quickly.

➡️ What are bookmarks/favorites?

Discussion Prompt:
What is one site you keep bookmarked and why?

300

Apps that teach skills like languages, music, or DIY.

➡️ What are education apps?

Discussion Prompt:
If you could build your own education app, what real‑world skill would it teach?

300

A domain ending used by educational organizations.

➡️ What is .edu?

Discussion Prompt:
When might you use or look for a .edu website?

300

A tool that organizes research with sources and personal notes.

➡️ What is a note‑taking template?

Discussion Prompt:
Which type of note‑taking method works best for you — digital notes, handwritten notes, or something else?

400

What a browser does with HTML code so users can view a readable webpage.

➡️ What is rendering it?

Discussion Prompt:
Can you think of a time when a webpage looked “broken”? What might that say about the rendering process?

400

A page that loads automatically when users open their browser.

➡️ What is the home page?

Discussion Prompt:
If you could design the perfect FLVS student homepage, what would you put on it?

400

Apps that help with fitness, shopping, travel, or personal goals.

➡️ What are lifestyle apps?

Discussion Prompt:
Which lifestyle app do you think has made daily life easier for people in general?

400

A small network within a school, home, or business.

➡️ What is a LAN?

Discussion Prompt:
Where in your own life do you think a LAN is being used right now?

400

Written instructions that must be followed correctly to avoid mistakes with technology.

➡️ What are technical instructions?

Discussion Prompt:
Think of a time you misunderstood instructions — what happened, and what would you do differently now?

500

Three benefits to a using an extranet.

➡️What are

  • Streamline communication

  • Circulate news and information quickly

  • Allow authorized people to access the network from remote locations

  • Protect copyrighted materials

  • Maintain regulatory control


Discussion Prompt:
Which do you think is the best benefit?


500

Three things a GUI can do.

➡️ What are

  • Set the home page on a web browser

  • Bookmark favorite websites

  • Manage preferences 

  • Configure email

  • Set security settings



Discussion Prompt:
What have you used a GUI for?

500

The four main types of apps.

➡️ What is are business, education, entertainment and lifestyle apps?

Discussion Prompt:
Which app do you use the most?

500

Three types of networks and their purpose.

➡️ What is are:

  • LAN (Local Area Network): A small network used in one location such as a home, school, or office.
  • WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network): A LAN that uses wireless technology instead of cables.
  • CAN (Campus Area Network): A network made of multiple LANs across a campus, typically in universities or office complexes.
  • MAN (Metropolitan Area Network): A network covering a larger area like a city, bigger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN.
  • WAN (Wide Area Network): A large network that stretches across regions or countries, using public or private networks.
  • SAN (Storage Area Network): A specialized network giving devices access to shared storage.
  • System Area Network: A high‑performance network used to link computer clusters.



Discussion Prompt:
What’s one network you used? When?

500

Two effective strategies to improve the accuracy of your search results.

➡️ What are

  • Using specific keywords instead of full sentences.

  • Using quotation marks for exact phrases.

  • Using filters or advanced tools to narrow results.


Discussion Prompt:
What is your go-to strategy when finding sources for class?

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