Basic tech term you should know

1. WiFi

WiFi refers to the wireless internet connection many people use at home and at work. You know when you walk into a Starbucks and see a sign that says, “wifi available”, that means they have made their wireless internet connection available to you or anyone that walks in with a laptop, smartphone, or tablets.

2. 3G, 4G, 4G LTE

These terms refer to your smartphone and how fast they can navigate the internet 3G stands for “3rd generation” , 4G stands for “4th generation”, and “4G LTE stands for 4th generation Long Term Evolution, ” What you need to remember is that 4G LTE is the fastest mobile data experience available at this point If a 5G comes it will stands for…………………. Write in comment.

3. SYNC

If you want to have the same apps on your smartphone and your computer or the same appointments on your phone’s calendar applications, than you need to sync the two devices. Think of syncing like sharing, whereas backing up is copying and storing.

4. BACK UP

Backing up means you are making a copy of something and saving it on another device or platform. When you back up your smartphone, the back up will contain a copy of all the data – not just songs and calendar appointments but also apps, settings, and more.

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5. URL

URL stands for ” Uniform Resource Locater. ” Simply put , it’s the address of a web page. For example, http://www.the-organizing-boutique.com is the address of my home page . The next time someone ask for the URL of a website or webpage, you’ll know that it’s the string of letters in the address bar at the top of your browser starting with http://www”.

6. INTERNET BROWSER

An internet browser is a computer program that allow you to surf the internet. Remember way back when Netscape existed? Netscape was an internet browser. Nowadays, we have browser like internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.

7. HYPERLINK

” What is hyperlink and how do I include it an email? ” That was a question I got recently from my mom and thought it would be good to include here. A hyperlink is text that you can click on that will bring you to a web page.

In order to include a hyperlink in an email, the first thing you need to do is to copy the web address [or URL as you learned above]. Then, in your email, program, compose a new email and you should see an icon in your menu bar that looks like chain link, click on that, and follow the prompts, one of which is to paste the web address in.

For instruction specific to the email program you use, utilize a search engine like Google. Type in something like, ” how to create a hyperlink in gmail”.

8. SEARCH ENGINE

A search engine is a website that allows users to search for things on the internet. Example of search engine are Google, Bing and Yahoo.

9. APPS

“Apps” is a term that is Short for ” applications”, and in present day, it refers to application used on smart phones. For example, have you heard of Evernote or word with friends? Those are apps that can be downloaded for free to your smartphone. Not all apps are free and many can help you to stay productive.

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