Glossary
- Browser
- Short for web browser, a program used to navigate the internet by connecting to a web server, allowing the user to locate, access and display web content.
- A popular free social networking website, used by millions of people around the world.
- Search engine
- A programme that enables users to find information on the internet.
- Selfie
- A self-portrait in the format of a digital photograph, most commonly taken with a camera or mobile phone held at arm’s length. Posting selfies is popular among users of social networking sites like Facebook and Instagram.
- Social media
- The blanket term for online sites and applications which allow a large number of users to interact and share information digitally, for example social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter or media sharing sites such as YouTube.
- Social networking
- In this context, the use of internet-based social media sites and applications to connect with friends, family, colleague and other personal contacts.
- Tablet
- Tablets are mobile computing devices which are operated by a touchscreen. For example, iPads and Microsoft Surface.
- YouTube
- A free video sharing site where anybody can watch online videos, and also upload videos they have created themselves.