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To leave a website, app or account, usually by signing out.
log off
What does a blue tick (checkmark) next to an account name usually mean?
The account is verified
What is the “cloud” in technology?
Storing and using files and programs on the internet instead of on your own device
Unable to stop doing or using something because you like it too much; addicted to it.
hooked on
Which video platform is owned by Google?
A square black-and-white code you scan with your phone camera to open a link or information
QR
To spread very quickly across the internet and be seen by millions of people.
go viral
Who bought Twitter in 2022?
Elon Musk
What is the difference between “download” and “upload”?
Download means getting files from the internet to your device; upload means sending files from your device to the internet
To watch many episodes of a TV series one after another in one sitting.
binge-watch
What is “cyberbullying”?
Bullying or hurting someone online, for example with mean comments or messages
What was the name of one of the first chatbots, created in the 1960s?
ELIZA
To stay in contact with someone by calling, messaging or meeting them.
keep in touch
Which social media platform is used mainly for professional networking and finding jobs, and has the letters “in” on a blue square as its logo?
Many students now use AI tools to help with homework, but teachers worry that students copy answers without learning. What do we call it when someone presents another person’s (or an AI’s) work as their own?
Plagiarism