Standards that are developed through a collaborative, consensus driven process and made available to the general population. They are meant to facilitate the exchange of data.
What is open standards?
An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.
What is a bug?
The process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
What is Digital Literacy?
A feature that allows the user to extend (and fill) a series of numbers, dates, or even text to a desired number of cells.
What is a fill handle?
Any device that presents data from the computer
What is an output device?
A computer that requests data stored on a server.
What is a client?
An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
What is a program?
A basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you.
What is Digital Etiquette?
The key that identifies each bar/item in a chart.
What is the chart legend?
A type of memory that contains data that is retrievable but cannot be changed.
What is a read-only memory (ROM)?
A private data network that creates secure connections, or "tunnels," over regular Internet lines
What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?
The common programming structure that implements "conditional statements".
What is the "if statement"?
The electronic selling and buying of goods.
What is Digital Commerce?
A cell reference that adjusts to its new location when copied or moved.
What is relative cell reference?
Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together
What is an Operating System Software?
A system for naming resources on the Internet and translating them into their IP address.
What is a Domain Name System (DNS)?
Using descriptive text to explain portions of code.
What is Comments?
Electronic precautions to guarantee safety, protection of your digital identity.
What is Digital Security?
A collection of related data elements that appear as a row in a database or table.
What is a record?
An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
What is a sound card?
The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet
What is HTTP?
A "container" used to store information to be referenced and used in a computer program
What is a variable?
Electronic responsibility for actions and deeds. Includes rights and precautions to take online as well as punishments for violating the precautions.
What is Digital Law?
A built-in formula (shortcut) for performing calculations, such as addition, minimum, maximum, etc.
What is a function?
The internal operating unit or "brain" of a computer.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?