A FIREWALL is a piece of software which monitors the traffic or data entering a network and allow or blocks content according to the rules which have been set.  This is called filtering.  For example, a firewall can stop people outside the network from accessing the network and can stop certain types of content (e.g. harmful content) from being access and displayed by users of the network.

RAM standards for RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY.  It is the memory on the circuit board that the computer uses to store data and process programs and user instructions on a temporary basis.  The computer can WRITE to and READ from RAM.  The data stored in RAM changes all the time in a computer as different data and programs are processed.  It is different to ROM which is READ ONLY MEMORY – this has data stored permanently and the computer can only read it.

Adobe Photoshop is an example of graphic design software.  It can be used to create and manipulate images in lots of creative ways.

The passwords !L0nd0n#95 (mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters) and bluetraintheatre (three random words) are examples of good passwords which would be difficult for someone else to guess.  Easy passwords to guess are 123456, password, ABCDEF or examples such as a person’s name, favourite food or name of their pet.  You should use a different password for each online service you use so that if someone knows your password for one system, they cannot use it to access another system.

A search engine is used to search for pages on the internet.  Examples of search engines are GOOGLE, Microsoft Bing, Yahoo! and Ask.com.  A web browser is the software used to view pages on the internet, including search engines and the results from a search engine.

Phishing is an attempt to obtain sensitive information from a user by pretending to be a trustworthy entity, e.g. a bank or reputable company.  Someone who is phishing might send an email to someone (or a number of people) pretending to be from the person’s bank.  The email might ask for information such as account number, internet banking details or PIN, or might have a link to an untrustworthy website which looks very similar to a real company website.

HTTP means HyperText Transfer Protocol.  The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the foundation of the World Wide Web, and is used to load webpages using hypertext links.

A digital footprint is the trace (usually by tracking software and cookies) or evidence (e.g. logging on to a website, sharing views or uploading photographs to social media) that a user leaves behind when they have used the internet or social media.  People are often surprised how much evidence of themselves and their internet use is stored on server and computers around the world!

Cloud Storage is data stored on an internet server in a different place rather than a local computer or server.

A Database enables the user to create, store and manage structured data.  Many of the world’s computer systems and software used by companies are database programs, handling large amounts of data, mainly about people.

Malware is a type of computer virus. Malware usually has the potential to damage or disrupt the computer in some way, e.g. by removing data, or accessing data stored on the computer and secretly sending that data to someone else

URL means Uniform Resource Locator.  A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address. URLs consist of multiple parts, including a protocol and domain name, that tell a web browser how and where to find a resource (a page, image, document or anything else that can be accessed on the internet)

You would use Microsoft POWERPOINT to create a slide presentation.

Microsoft EXCEL is spreadsheet software, Microsoft WORD is a word processing program and Adobe Photoshop is for creating and editing images.

Sending an email and using an online messaging service (e.g. WhatsApp) are example of digital communication.

Digital Literacy is not to do with reading or writing about computers or digital devices.  It is the ability to use digital devices in different ways, effectively and safely, knowing how to navigate, evaluate and create information effectively.

KB means Kilobytes.  This number shows the size of the file in Kilobytes.

A web browser cache stores data from the websites a user has visited frequently or recently so that the loading time for these websites is fast when they are access again.  A web browser cache can be deleted.

The icon is used for TOOLS.