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Tech Terminology Overview

Devices Desktop • Laptop • Tablet • Smartphone •

Operating System  Determines how device will look and behave  Different operating systems on computers and laptops than on mobile devices.  Examples:  Apple computer: Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan)  Windows computer: Windows 10  Android mobile device: “Lollipop”  Apple mobile device: iOS 9.0  Windows mobile device: currently 8.1, 10 maybe November  Other mobile operating systems: Palm, Blackberry, Linux, Java

Web Browsers  Connect device to Internet  Allows device to locate, retrieve, and display content links, web pages, images, videos and other files  Although a device may come with a certain web browser, you can add others and even change the default one  Examples:  Google Chrome  Mozilla Firefox  Microsoft Internet Explorer (and now Edge with Windows 10  Opera  Safari

Search engines  Used to find information on Internet, working within the web browser  Certain web browsers may have default search engines; however, you can change the default to another  Websites may have search engines built in which take you to places within the site  Examples of search engines:  Google  Bing  Yahoo  Ask.com  Dogpile

The Cloud  Anything that is online and stored. Cloud is actually a type of computer (server) who holds data. Any account that you have with a username and password probably has stuff of yours stored on their computer. Examples:  Google  Amazon  Facebook  Dropbox  YouTube  Email  Apple

Who Owns What?

Programs and Apps Program Apps Smaller software package which is designed Full scale software that can do to run on a specialized mobile device multiple things (smartphone, tablet, game). Examples: Examples:  Microsoft office  Calendar  Quicken  Earth  McAfee  Facebook  Adobe Photoshop  Netflix  Weather Channel

Computer Virus and Malware Malware Virus  Program that spreads among  Malicious software computers  Gain access or damage computer  Can corrupt or delete data, or can without your knowledge use email program to contact  Types include spyware, keyloggers, others true viruses or worms  Spread by attachments or  Can profit through forced downloads advertising (adware), stealing information (spyware), spreading spam or pornography, or extort money (ransomware)

Wi-Fi, Hotspot, Wireless routers  Wi-Fi is a wireless connection to network  Free Wi-Fi spots in shopping malls, libraries, schools, restaurants and more  A Wi-Fi spot is also referred to as a Hotspot  Your cellphone can be a hotspot in some cases  A wireless router connects to the Internet and sends radio signals to your device

Cellular and Cellular data  Cellular is the way that smartphones and some tablets connect to the Internet using a cellular provider such as AT&T , Verizon, Sprint etc.  Available virtually everywhere  Requires a built in modem (cellular modem)  User has to pay for data, which is the amount of information (in bytes) that were transferred  Heavy data uses include streaming media (videos and music) and games

Streaming media  You can watch TV, movies or listen to music online by streaming  Streaming means that it is downloading as it is playing. This requires data, but does not require storage.  Internet connection is needed.  Some examples:  Netflix  NBC TV  Pandora  HBO Go

Blogs and Websites Blogs Websites  Frequently updated journal, diary  More static than dynamic or other  Formal and professional  Collection of posts  One way with less room for  Short and informal interaction  Arranged with most recent at the  Used to communicate about top products and/or services  Usually opinionated  May have a blog connected!

Internet of Things  Connecting multiple devices with your smartphone and computer  Devices include appliances, camera, cars, devices  Uses in travel, healthcare, home automation, etc.

Cutting the Cable  Eliminate the cable TV and cable based phone from home  May retain cable Internet, or use another Internet provider  Phone can be a voice over Internet protocol (VoI) where Internet provides phone connection  Television is view with equipment which works with computer and can include Apple TV, Chromecast or RoKu. Many newer TVs are already enabled as well.

Virtual Reality  Out of the real world experience  Simulated on computer screen, or by using special equipment  Users can manipulate and explore virtual world

Presenter: Mary Burns Prine Instructor SD Continuing Education and Oasis mbprine@gmail.com