ABC of Computing for Kids eBook

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ABC of Computing

for Kids

Help your kids understand the world of computing better...

er: Franck Velasco ([email protected])saction ID: jg-mkfew68da152177



IntroductionSince the inception of E-junkie.info, the entire team has been relentlessly

working towards inspiring and motivating those who like us are awed by the

endless opportunities that the internet has to offer. This is a blog for those who

strive to make a mark for themselves by exploring numerous web-based

platforms. Our articles are aimed towards bringing information, ideas, tips,

examples, updates and changes that can help our readers can take a calculative

and well-informed approach towards achieving their goal.

“ABC of Computing for Kids” is an attempt by E-junkie.info to familarize the

new generation with Computing and related terms that they come across at

home or in school. This Holiday Season the new generation will learn alphabets

in a totally new way.

We sincerly hope that this eBook is helpful in familiarizing kids to the world of

computing.

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A : Apple

Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs, develops and sells

consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. It is best

known for its Mac line of computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad.

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B : Blogger

Blogger is a free blog publishing tool from Google. It's like an online journal

that readers can read and comment on.

A blog contains the content, written by a person using his own thoughts and

ideas about a particular topic or issue.

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C : Chrome

Chrome is a free web browser developed by Google, that fully integrates into its

online search system as well as other applications.

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D : Download

To transfer files from a server or host computer to one's own computer.

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E : E-junkie

E-junkie.com is a hosted shopping cart and digital delivery service which lets

you sell anything digital (eBooks, music, software etc.) and tangible (t-shirts,

posters, scooters etc.) on your website, blog or social network.

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F : Facebook

Facebook is a the largest social networking website on the internet, where

people can create a profile, add other users as friends and post and share

content with each other.

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G : Gmail

Gmail is a free email service provided by Google.

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H : Hootsuite

HootSuite is a social media management system for managing Twitter,

Facebook, LinkedIn, Wordpress and more. HootSuite helps organizations use

the social web to launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audience, and

distribute targeted messages across multiple channels.

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I : Internet

The series of interconnected networks that includes local area, regional, and

national backbone networks. It's because of the internet that we are able to

connect and share with friends and family in far off places.

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J : JPEG

A common file format for color digital images. The JPEG standard utilizes a

‘lossy’ data compression method, meaning that in order to reduce the overall

size of the file, a small amount of sharpness from the original image is

sacrificed.

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K : Keyboard

A keyboard is the primary text input device. The keyboard also contains certain

standard function keys, such as the Escape key, tab and cursor movement keys,

shift and control keys, and sometimes other manufacturer-customized keys.

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L : Log-In

The act of entering into a computer system/service or any web-based account, by

way of an username and password.

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M : Mp3

Mp3 is the standard file format which compresses audio files for transfer

between one electronic device to another, without affecting the quality of the

audio.

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N : Network

Several computers hooked together so they can exchange information with each

other.

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O : Online

When you have an active connection to the Internet.

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P : Photoshop

Photoshop is the leading image editing application, used to create and edit

images.

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Q : QWERTY

QWERTY is a standard english keyboard layout. The name comes from the first

six letters (keys) appearing in the top left letter row of the keyboard, read left to

right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y.

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R : RSS Feed

Really Simple Syndication, is a technology that creates web content syndication

and allows web users to subscribe to product feeds, websites, and blogs.

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S : Skype

Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls

over the Internet.

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U : USB

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, which is a connection port which supports

the connection of peripheral devices and computer/electrical devices.

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V: Virus

Virus is a software program which is capable of reproducing itself and causes

harm to files or other programs on the same computer.

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W: Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a website used to create and edit a number of interlinked pages via

a web browser. It like an online encyclopedia.

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X : X-Box

X-Box is not directly related to computing but is surely something that the kids

love and would love to know more about it.

X-Box is a game console developed by Microsoft to provide players with a more

realistic and immediate interactive experience than current consoles and to

gain Microsoft a leadership position in the game console market.

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Y : Yahoo! Answers

Free question asking and answering service by Yahoo!

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Z : Zip

The ZIP file format is a data compression and archive format. A ZIP file

contains one or more files that have been compressed to reduce file size, or

stored as it is.

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Thank You Note

Our effort was to help children familiarise with some important words that are

related to computing. Hope all of you had a good time going through our

compilation.

We, the E-junkie.info team extend our sincere thanks to IconFinder,

Stock.Xchange and Softicons for the wonderful pictures that have been

incorporated to make this eBook a success.

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