A widely used markup language for encoding documents in a way both humans and computers can read.

A file that can be viewed but not edited. Helps protect important data from changes.

A web address specifying the location of a resource on the internet.

A Graphical User Interface, which is how most modern OSes and apps present themselves.

Similar to JSON but strives to be even more human-friendly. Great for configuration files.

The top-level folder that contains all other folders on a drive. Referred to as C:.

Your Internet Service Provider. The company you pay to get internet access, like Comcast or AT&T.

That little area, usually bottom-right on Windows, that holds status icons and background apps.

Inserts the data from the clipboard at the current cursor position.

A lightweight markup language for formatting plain text. Used all over the web, including in this article!