Unit 1 - Activity 2: I.C.T.

Terminology
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Technology To Go: The Evolution of Mobile Communication
Mobile computing when a device is portable and capable of wireless
communication
WiFi allows mobile computing devices to connect through WAP
WAP wireless access point which passes data along to the internet or local network
PDA Personal Digital Assistant, originally made to keep track of appointments but
now used as a mobile electronic notepad
Why are mobile computing devices so popular? Mobile computing devices are so
popular because they are small, portable, can send and receive messages, and can
use the internet.

Sending Electronic Mail

What are some of the difference/advantages/disadvantages between web-based
email and an e-mail software that can be installed on your computer?
On web-based email you can be anywhere with an internet connection and reach
your email, use as much space as you like, and it is very convenient
On an e-mail software you can use your email without the internet, access your
email faster, and not worry about security issues.
Networks
LAN land area network

WAN wide area network

Internet an enormous network that connects over 350 million computers.

WWW the world wide web, a large part of the internet that holds viewable content.

Webpage a single multimedia web document

Website a collection of webpages usually owned by the same person or company.

Web Browser your way to access the world wide web.

Here are some items (numbered from the picture above) that are common to web
browsers:
Button Name

Purpose

Keyboard
Shortcut

Back

This will take you to the previous page youve

visited

ALT-left

Forward

If youve gone back a page (using the back

button) you can use this to return to the page
you were previously using

ALT-right

Stop

This will stop any data from downloading from

the webpage

Esc

Refresh

If data is changing on the webpage overtime

you can use this button to get a fresh version
of the page

F5 or CTRLR

Home

Return to your homepage. This is the default page that your

browser shows when you load it

Favourites
(Often called
bookmarks)

This brings up a list of websites you have

saved

URL

URL this is your uniform resource locater, or

in other words the webpage address

Varies
according
to browser

HTTP hypertext transfer protocol , this allows

you to access the world wide web

The address
bar

You type the URL here to find a webpage

Links

If you click on a link it takes you to the

underlined webpage

When finished, pair up with a classmate and take the Jeopardy-style Quiz!