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Local Area Network: a small private network of computers, for example in an office.
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A small computer which consists of a screen and a keyboard which folds in half so that it can be easily carried.
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Liquid Crystal Display: a thin, flat kind of electronic screen used in modern computer monitors and televisions.
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A piece of text, image or other item on a website which, when clicked on, takes you to a different web page.
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A social network used to help people make professional business connections.
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A type of free, open-source operating system made by the people who use it. It is most frequently used on servers and as an alternative to Microsoft Windows. Popular versions include Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint. Pronounced "LIN-ucks".
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To sign in to a service by entering your details and password.
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To 'sign out' from a service so that nobody else can access your data or pretend to be you.
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Internet shorthand for 'Laugh Out Loud', meaning that something you see on the internet or on your computer made you laugh.
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A popular internet site. Normally a picture of a cat with an amusing caption on top of it, usually captalised and spelt very badly (as if the cat itself had written the caption).
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A way of compressing files to make them smaller without losing any of the data or fine detail when they are reconstructed.
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A way of compressing files to smaller sizes that will mean that some data or fine detail will be lost when they are reconstructed.
