Digital Literacy Vocabulary Worksheet

Term

Definition

1. Computer

A computer is a piece of hardware

that is used to surf the
internet/WWW (World Wide Web.)

2. Processor

A processor is what gives

instructions to the hardware in
order for the hardware to complete
a task.

3. Input Device

An input device is an accessory

used to enhance the computing
experience. Examples include a
mouse.

4. Output Device

An output device is a device that

transmits the data coming out of
the computer. Examples include a
monitor.

5. Hardware

Hardware is the essential wiring in

a computer.

6. Bus

A bus connects internal memory in

a computer.

Picture/Sentence

Draw a picture to illustrate the meaning.

Write a sentence to illustrate the meaning.

7. Software

Software is the programs the

computer runs.

8. Operating
System

An operating system (OS) is what

manages the hardware in a
computer and is often updated.

9. Application

An application is something being

run by the computer, whether it is
a game or a calculator.

10.

Monitor

A monitor is an output device

which displays the computer.

11.

RAM

Random access memories are the

processors contained inside of a
computer and its processing speed
is dependent on a high RAM.

12.

ROM

Read only memory is a piece of

memory that is unable to be
changed, and usually contains
main firmware.

13.

Hard Drive

A hard drive is where things that

are downloaded are kept; a
computers amount of hard drive
space is how much they can
download.

14.

Motherboard The motherboard is essential in

computing. It contains the main
parts of the computer.

15.

Modem

A device that has multiple uses,

such as digital usage for
computing.

16.

Network

A network is what a computer is

connected to, and depending on
the strength of the network, the
smoother surfing the web is.

17.

GUI

Graphical user interface allows

users to connect to each other in
order to interact.

18.

LAN

Local area network connects

computers to each other or to
other devices locally.

19.

WAN

Wide area network networks

dozens of computers over a big
distance to a single network.

20.

Video Card

A video card is what the monitor

displays; it consists of a circuit
board chip.

21.

Sound Card

A sound card is utilised to hear

audio from the computer.

22.

USB

A universal serial bus is used to

transport data from one computer
to another.

23.

Binary Code

Binary code consists of a language

of 1 and 0s that display a letter or
digit in computing.

24.

HTML

Hypertext markup language is

used for special purposes such as
adding colour to a page in the
WWW.

25.

URL

Uniform resource locator is used

to refer to a web page found on the
internet.

26. Peripheral
Device

A peripheral device is a device that

is utilised by the computer to do
some kind of action. For example,
the keyboard types.

27. Internal
Device

Internal devices are devices that

already come present in the
computer. For example, a CD
drive.

28.

Bit

A bit stores data and is a unit of

data for the computer. It is the
smallest unit of data.

29.

Byte

A byte also stores data and

consists of 8 bits.

30.

Kilobyte

A kilobyte consists of 1024 bytes

and also stores data in the
computer.

31.

Megabyte

A megabyte is used in data storage

and it contains 1024 kilobytes.

32.

Gigabyte

A gigabyte is a measurement of
storage that consists of over a
billion bytes.

33.

Terabyte

A terabyte is the largest amount of

storage contained in computers
today. It contains 1024 gigabytes.

34.

Google

Google is a search engine

commonly used on computers to
find pages on the World wide web.