| Question |
Answer |
| Anti-virus software |
A program that finds and removes viruses from a computer |
| Backup |
A copy on floppy disk or tape of files on a PC's hard disk |
| Bit, bytes |
A bit is the smallest piece of information that computers use. |
| Boot, boot up, boot disk |
You boot (or boot up) your computer when you switch it on and wait while it prepares itself. |
| Browser, to browse |
A browser is a program like Netscape or Internet Explorer |
| Bug |
A (small) defect or fault in a program |
| Cache |
A kind of memory used to make a computer work faster |
| CD-ROM |
A disk for storing computer information |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| Driver |
A small program that tells a PC how a peripheral works |
| Electronic mail |
Messages sent from one computer to another |
| Floppy disk |
A cheap, removable disk used for storing or transferring information |
| Floppy drive |
The device used to run a floppy disk |
| Folder (directory) |
A sub-division of a computer's hard disk into which you put files |
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