Page 28 - Computer Terms

What Is Hypertext?

Difficulty: Medium

Hypertext is a text format that provides references (hyperlinks) to other text, allowing users to navigate from one page to another in a web browser.

What Is An Advertising ID?

Difficulty: Medium

An advertising ID is a unique user ID assigned to a device that enables third-party tracking across multiple apps. This advertising ID is stored on the operating system and used to create profiles to provide personalised ads in apps.

What Is Green Computing?

Difficulty: Medium

Green computing, also known as green IT, or sustainable computing, is the environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and resources.

What Is A Screen Reader?

Difficulty: Medium

A screen reader is an accessibility software application that converts on-screen text to speech. This helps people with visual impairments to understand digital content and navigate the web.

What Is E-Learning?

Difficulty: Easy

Short for electronic learning, e-learning is a type of learning that takes place electronically over the internet.

What Is A Hard Copy?

Difficulty: Easy

A hard copy is a physical copy of a document printed on paper. Unlike a soft copy, a hard copy is no longer editable and can be considered a permanent version.

What Is A Taskbar?

Difficulty: Medium

A taskbar is a bar located at the bottom of a display of a graphical user interface (GUI) that shows which windows are currently open and allows quick access to favourite applications.

What Is A Soft Copy?

Difficulty: Easy

A soft copy is an electronic copy of a document that can be viewed on a phone, tablet, or computer. Unlike a hard copy, a soft copy does not...

What Is A Screenshot?

Difficulty: Easy

A screenshot is a digital image that shows the contents of a computer screen at a given point in time. It is created by the operating system and may include the whole screen or a section of it.

What Is Web Application Development?

Difficulty: Medium

Web application development is the process of building, designing, and testing web applications that will be stored on web servers and provided to other users over the internet.

What Are System Requirements?

Difficulty: Easy

System requirements refer to a list of specifications a device must have in order to run software or hardware needed to perform tasks.

What Is A Web Application?

Difficulty: Medium

For new users, using a computer can sound hard at first, especially without much experience of using a computer. Below are 15 general computer tips for new users.

What Is The HTML <u> Tag?

Difficulty: Medium

In HTML, the <u> tag is used to specify a section of text to be underlined. The text is styled differently from normal text to draw attention to it.

What Is The HTML <output> Tag?

Difficulty: Medium

In HTML, the output tag is used to display the output of a calculation. Even though a fixed calculation can be written in plain text, it is harder to display more complex calculations.

What Is The HTML <time> Tag?

Difficulty: Medium

In HTML, the <time> tag is used to represent a time period. It is used to tell web browsers that the text is time-related and helps users with assistive technologies.

What Is The HTML <mark> Tag?

Difficulty: Medium

In HTML, the <mark> tag is used to define highlighted text. It was introduced in HTML 5 and is used to quickly make text of interest or relevance stand out to visitors.

What Is A User Account?

Difficulty: Easy

A user account is an identity created by a person which allows them to use a computer system, network, or service.

What Is A Login?

Difficulty: Easy

A login is a set of credentials that enables access to an electronic account or system. The user credentials are usually a username or password, but may also consist of a PIN.

What Is Rich Text Format?

Difficulty: Medium

Rich text format (RTF) is a file format that combines the features of files found in a full word processor with plaintext files.

What Is Non-Volatile Memory?

Difficulty: Medium

Non-volatile memory is a type of memory that retains its data even after the power is turned off. This means that power is only required to read and write data, not to maintain the storage state.

What Is Computer Ethics?

Difficulty: Easy

Computer ethics is a set of moral principles and procedures regarding the use of computing technology.

What Is Volatile Memory?

Difficulty: Medium

Volatile memory is a type of memory that only retains its data when the power is turned on. It erases its contents when the power is turned off or interrupted for any reason.

What Is A Root Directory?

Difficulty: Medium

IT (information technology) and ICT information and communication technology) look similar, but they are two different fields.

What Is A Network Interface Card?

Difficulty: Medium

A network interface card (NIC) is a hardware component that provides networking capabilities to a computer, allowing a computer to connect to a network.

What Is Flash Memory?

Difficulty: Medium

Flash memory is a type of non-volatile memory that can be read from and written to. It is fast to read and write to and can be written to and overwritten like RAM, but is not as fast as RAM.

What Is A Storage Device?

Difficulty: Medium

A storage device is a piece of hardware used to store data. In order for a computer to save or remember settings, data, or information, a storage device is required.

What Is A RAW File?

Difficulty: Medium

A RAW file is an uncompressed and unprocessed photo captured by a digital camera. Due to lossless quality, RAW files are usually large in size.

What Is TIFF?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF is an image file format used to store raster graphics. They allow users to tag up extra information and data, and support layers, transparency, and multi-image files.

What Is A Passkey?

Difficulty: Medium

A passkey is an authentication technology that allows users to authenticate without a password. Passkeys are tied to a specific account.

What Is GDPR?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for General Data Protection Regulation. GDPR is a European law which protects the personal data of individuals in the EU and introduces rules on how personal data is used by businesses and organisations.