{"id":2800,"date":"2014-10-01T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/old_5142015\/blog\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T19:00:24","slug":"the-10-tech-terms-youre-mixing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/the-10-tech-terms-youre-mixing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Tech Terms You’re Mixing Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent article posted today on Mashable.com highlights some of the most confused terms in the tech industry, and we thought it was definitely worth sharing! You can also read the full article at <\/i>http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/10\/01\/confusing-tech-terms\/<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

The 10 Tech Terms You’re Mixing Up<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Do you ever find yourself trying to hide your confusion at work meetings while the tech team is tossing around terms like UI and UX? Or maybe you\u2019re all about downloading the latest apps, but you\u2019re not totally sure what \u201capp\u201d actually means.<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s time to stop faking it and start learning some of today\u2019s most important tech vocabulary. We\u2019re here to define 10 tech terms that you hear on the daily, and we\u2019re using plain English (as in, even your Gramps would understand). No more excuses\u2014here\u2019s your chance to get in on the conversation, and earn a little tech street cred, too.<\/p>\n

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The Internet vs. the Web<\/b><\/p>\n

Wait, there\u2019s a difference? Oh, yes! (And no trying to avoid this one by referring to them both as \u201cthe interwebs.\u201d)<\/p>\n

The internet is actually millions of computers interconnected in a global network. (Get it? Interconnected + Network = Internet.) All of these computers can talk to each other to send and receive data around the world as fast as you can favorite a tweet.<\/p>\n

The web, on the other hand, is the system where some (but not all) of that data is kept in the form of special documents. These documents are linked together and more commonly known to you and me as web pages.<\/p>\n

To put it simply, the internet is the equipment and connections, and the web is the information. Fun fact: While \u201cworld wide web\u201d was the hottest term for the web a few years ago, Millennials prefer to call it \u201cthe cloud.”<\/p>\n

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HTML vs. CSS<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking of the internet, here\u2019s a bit more about how the websites on it are made. HTML \u2014 or HyperText Markup Language \u2014 is the language used to write web pages. HTML is made up of \u201celements\u201d (paragraphs, headers, lists, links, and the like), which give each web page structure and contain the content of the page itself (text, images, videos, and so on).<\/p>\n

CSS \u2014 or Cascading Style Sheets \u2014 tell web browsers how to format and style an HTML document. In other words, CSS is what makes HTML look good. Using CSS, you can give a web page its own font, text styles, colors and, with the newest CSS version (CSS3), even multiple backgrounds, 3D transformations, and awesome animations.<\/p>\n

To put it simply, HTML holds the content in place, and CSS makes it look pretty.<\/p>\n

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Front End vs. Back End<\/b><\/p>\n

Now you know how websites are made, let\u2019s talk about how they work. The front end of a website is the part that you can see. This includes HTML and CSS (see how handy it is to know those terms!) and all the other things you look at in your browser. Think Facebook posts that update or Google search terms that autocomplete\u2014these are all thanks to the powers of the front-end programming language JavaScript.<\/p>\n

The back end of a website is the part of a website that makes it work. It includes applications that tell websites what to do, servers where websites get data from, and databases where information websites use is stored.<\/p>\n

On Twitter, for instance, the look of your feed is the front end, and all the data is stored in the back end.<\/p>\n

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App vs. Software<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking of telling computers what to do, you\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201capplication\u201d before. In a nutshell, an application, or app, is a program or set of instructions that you can use to do certain things on your iPhone or Android.<\/p>\n

The general term for any instructions for your computer, tablet, or phone is software. So, apps are just one type of software. But, system software\u2014like operating systems (Think iOS7 or Windows 8), drivers (controls for your printer or speakers, for example), or utilities (like anti-virus or backup)\u2014are a different type of software that run your computer as a whole and make it possible for you to use all those apps you\u2019re addicted to.<\/p>\n

That means: All apps are software but not all software is an app.<\/p>\n

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UX vs. UI<\/b><\/p>\n

Even pros can get mixed up about these two abbreviations, but let\u2019s make sure you don\u2019t. UI \u2014 or User Interface \u2014 is how a product or website is laid out and how you interact with it: Where the buttons are, how big the fonts are, and how menus are organized are all elements of UI.<\/p>\n

But UX \u2014 or User Experience \u2014 is how you feel about using a product or a website. So, your love for the way the new Apple Watch looks or your excitement that there\u2019s finally a tablet-sized iPhone to watch those Corgi videos you\u2019re obsessed with are reflections of UX.<\/p>\n

So the new look of the Facebook news feed involves a change to UI, and the way you navigate that new page is the UX.<\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019re clear on some of the the most used-and-abused tech terms, get out there and prove to your co-workers (and maybe even your Instagram followers) that you know what\u2019s what in tech today.<\/p>\n

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