Computer Terms
In some places in the computer world you might find odd terms; here we explain what those terms mean.
B C E F G H I J M N O P U W
- BIZ
- Business
- An extension of a url.
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit
- The place where all the data is stored.
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheet
- A script used to change the appearence of objects on a webpage.
- EDU
- Education
- An extension of a url.
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol: A way of downloading information on the internet to your computer.
- GIF
- Graphic Interchange Format
- A type of image.
- HTTP
- HyperText Transfer Protocol: The way of viewing all websites.
- INFO
- Information
- An extension of a url.
- IE
- Internet Explorer
- Something used to look at web pages (A web browser).
- JPEG
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- A type of image.
- JS
- JavaScript
- A kind of code that adds cool and useful effects to webpages.
- MS
- Microsoft
- A company that makes many kinds of popular software and hardware.
- NET
- Network
- An extension of a url.
- OS
- Operating System: The software on a computer that allows you to do everything from opening your documents to viewing your photos and much more.
- PNG
- Portable Network Graphics
- A type of image.
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator
- A name given to each website.
- WWW
- World Wide Web
