Basic Computer Vocabulary

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Computing

14th February 2009

Warren Mason

USA

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LOGIN

Entering your computer ID and password

CD ROM

A CD containing software, or a program to work on the computer

CPU

The Central Processing Unit, the part of the computer which does the "thinking" or processing

DOWNLOAD

Transferring data, music, or videos off the internet onto a computer or other device

MEGABYTE

A measurement of memory, equal to 1000 bytes

PERIPHERAL

A device attached to a computer to allow it to be more useful, such as a printer or scanner

VIRUS

A computer program which damages the computer or date on it. Can cause the computer to be useless

SPREADSHEET

A chart or group of numbers useful in showing data for mathematical or scientific use

DOMAIN

A setting on computers showing where they belong on a network

SEARCH ENGINE

A way to find websites which have information about a topic. Usually gives a large number of sites

LINK

A way to connect from one place to another, usually underlined in blue, when clicked takes you to another page or site

PC

A personal computer, usually running the Windows operating system

ROM

Read Only Memory, one way a computer reads information

VIRTUAL REALITY

A computer-generated environment, often used in computer games

CLIPART

A file of art, usually included with word-processing programs, which you can use in your documents

SPAM

Junk mail, sent to email. May contain a virus

BROWSER

The way you access the internet. Popular ones are Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer

CELL

One box in a table or spreadsheet

CURSOR

The arrow or line showing where you are entering data on the computer

FLOPPY DISK

A way to save data, not used very often since the creation of flash drives

GIGABYTE

A measurement of memory, equal to 1000 megabytes, or 1,000,000 bytes of memory