The Power-On Self Test. A series of quick checks the computer runs at startup.

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

The display screen. Comes in different sizes, resolutions, and panel types like LCD, LED, OLED.

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

For typing and giving your computer commands. I’m a sucker for a nice mechanical keyboard.

Data organized into a grid of cells. Microsoft Excel’s XLSX is a de facto standard.

For slideshows and lectures. Microsoft’s PPTX is commonly used.

Lightweight data interchange format that’s easy for humans to read and write.

The main circuit board everything else connects to. Think of it as the backbone of your system.

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