Completely shut down the device, wait a minute, then start it back up. Fixes a surprising number of issues.

1,024 GB. The usual size of a computer hard drive these days.

An organized collection of data, typically stored electronically. Excel spreadsheets are like mini databases.

Structured Query Language. The programming language most databases use for managing data. Pronounced “sequel”.

8 bits lumped together. Represents a single character, like the letter ‘A’ or a dollar sign.

1,048,576 bytes, or 1024 kilobytes. A typical MP3 song is a few MB.

1,024 MB. About the size of a movie download or modern video game.

Features that restrict content and computer use. Handy for protecting kids online.

Accessing a computer over a network. Can be handy but also opens security holes if not set up right.

The smallest unit of data. It’s either a 1 or a 0, corresponding to an electrical switch being on or off.