2nd ACTIVITY/ ASSIGNMENT
1. Make a glossary of at least 20 ICT-related terms with each having a conceptual or operational
definition or description. Site the source of your definition.
ICT TERM DEFINITION/ DESCRIPTION SOURCE
Example: A WIFI network is simply an internet connection that is https://www.verizon.com/
WIFI shared with multiple devices in a home or business via a info/definitions/wifi/
wireless router.
WI-FI referred to as Wireless Fidelity.
1. Application A program designed for a specific purpose, such as word https://www.dataprise.com/
processing or graphic design. it-glossary
2. Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology https://
intended to replace cables. It allows short-range www.ourcommunity.com.au/
connections between two or more Bluetooth- tech/tech_article.jsp?
compatible devices such as mobile phones, tablets, articleId=74
headsets or medical equipment.
3. browser A software program that allows you to surf the web. https://
Popular web browsers include Google Chrome, Mozilla www.ourcommunity.com.au/
Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. tech/tech_article.jsp?
articleId=74
4. cache is hardware or software that is used to store something, https://
usually data, temporarily in a computing environment. searchstorage.techtarget.com
/definition/cache
5. CPU The CPU is the brain of a computer, containing all the https://
circuitry needed to process input, store data, and output www.khanacademy.org/
results. computing/computers-and-
internet/
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components/a/central-
processing-unit-cpu
6. cyberspace Cyberspace refers to the virtual computer world, and https://
more specifically, an electronic medium that is used to www.techopedia.com/
facilitate online communication. Cyberspace typically definition/2493/cyberspace
involves a large computer network made up of many
worldwide computer subnetworks that employ TCP/IP
protocol to aid in communication and data exchange
activities.
7. database A database is an organized collection of structured https://www.oracle.com/ph/
information, or data, typically stored electronically in a database/what-is-database/
computer system. A database is usually controlled by
a database management system (DBMS). Together, the
data and the DBMS, along with the applications that are
associated with them, are referred to as a database
system, often shortened to just database.
8. desktop The desktop is the primary user interface of a computer. https://techterms.com/
When you boot up your computer, the desktop is definition/desktop
displayed once the startup process is complete. It
includes the desktop background (or wallpaper)
and icons of files and folders you may have saved to the
desktop. In Windows, the desktop includes a task bar,
which is located at the bottom of the screen by default.
In Mac OS X, the desktop includes a menu bar at the top
of the screen and the Dock at the bottom.
9. domain When referring to an Internet address or name, https://
a domain or domain name is the location of a website. www.computerhope.com/
For example, the domain name "google.com" points to jargon/d/domain.htm
the IP address “216.58.216.164". Generally, it's easier to
remember a name rather than a long string of numbers.
A domain name contains a maximum of sixty three
characters, with one character minimum, and is entered
after the protocol in the URL, as shown in the following
example.
10. download an act or instance of transferring something (such as https://www.merriam-
data or files) from a usually large computer to the webster.com/dictionary/
memory of another device (such as a smaller download
computer)
11. e-mail a system for sending messages to one or more recipients https://www.dictionary.com/
via telecommunications links between computers using browse/e-mail
dedicated software or a web-based service
12. Ethernet Ethernet, pronounced "E-thernet" (with a long "e"), is https://techterms.com/
the standard way to connect computers on definition/ethernet
a network over a wired connection. It provides a
simple interface and for connecting multiple devices,
such computers, routers, and switches. With a single
router and a few Ethernet cables, you can create a LAN,
which allows all connected devices to communicate with
each other.
13. flash drive a small piece of equipment that you connect to https://
a computer or dictionary.cambridge.org/us/
other piece of electronic equipment to copy and store in dictionary/english/flash-drive
formation
14. GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S.-owned https://www.gps.gov/
utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, systems/gps/
and timing (PNT) services. This system consists of three
segments: the space segment, the control segment, and
the user segment. The U.S. Space Force develops,
maintains, and operates the space and control
segments.
15. hardware Computer hardware refers to the physical parts of a https://techterms.com/
computer and related devices. Internal hardware definition/hardware
devices include motherboards, hard drives, and RAM.
External hardware devices include monitors, keyboards,
mice, printers, and scanners.
16. HTML HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the set https://
of markup symbols or codes inserted into a file intended www.investopedia.com/
for display on the Internet. The markup tells web terms/h/html.asp
browsers how to display a web page's words and
images.
17. Internet an electronic communications network that connects https://www.merriam-
computer networks and organizational computer webster.com/dictionary/
facilities around the world Internet
18. world wide web https://www.britannica.com/
World Wide Web (WWW), byname the Web, the topic/World-Wide-Web
leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the
worldwide computer network). The Web gives users
access to a vast array of documents that are connected
to each other by means of hypertext or hypermedia links
—i.e., hyperlinks, electronic connections that link
related pieces of information in order to allow a user
easy access to them. Hypertext allows the user to select
a word or phrase from text and thereby access other
documents that contain additional information
pertaining to that word or phrase. Hypermedia
documents feature links to images, sounds, animations,
and movies. The Web operates within the Internet’s
basic client-server format; servers are compute
programs that store and transmit documents to other
computers on the network when asked to, while clients
are programs that request documents from a server as
the user asks for them. Browser software allows users to
view the retrieved documents.
19. JPEG JPEG is a standard file format for compressing pictures https://
so they can be stored or sent by email www.collinsdictionary.com/
more easily. JPEG is an abbreviation for dictionary/english/jpeg
' Joint Photographic Experts Group'
20. network A network consists of multiple devices that https://techterms.com/
communicate with one another. It can be as small as definition/network
two computers or as large as billions of devices. While a
traditional network is comprised of desktop computers,
modern networks may
include laptops, tablets, smartphones, televisions,
gaming consoles, smart appliances, and other
electronics.
2. With an ICT gadget, find a friend in the FB, Messenger, Twitter or Instagram who is also a college
student. Preference should be given to pre-service teacher from same school or other school in
Bulan. Choose at least 3 important concepts that you can discuss with him/ her. Record your
thoughts in the discussion and also your friend’s thought using the table below, use the example
as a guide.
My friend’s thought about the
Concepts Identified My thoughts about the concept
concept
Example:
It is very applicable today because
Concepts of borderless classroom It is the future of education
of the pandemic.
because of technology
1. Data security in using the Every internet user should have a It is one of the most downplayed
internet knowledge about data security concept in ICT that must be
and it’s hazards addressed
Young children who became
Technology are a good thing for
2. Children’s exposure to exposed to computers and other
children however they should be
computers or other gadgets gadgets technologically advanced
regulated in doing so, as some
from a very young age individuals especially when they
became addicted to it, or
grow up
Computer virus is a harmful
computer program which can be
Computer virus can ruin files and
3. Computer virus and its risk avoided by installing antivirus
may cause serious damage
applications which detects and
counter these malwares.
