Question | Answer |
Search engine that allows you to search several search engines simultaneoulsy | Metasearch engine |
A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for connecting or supplying services to computers | Server |
A set of communications rules for exchanging information | Protocol |
Adware is also called | Pop-up generators |
A communications system connecting two or more computers | Network |
A computer with a domain name | Website |
A storage device that uses laser technology to read data from opitical disks | Compact disk |
Places to plug in additional circuit boards and expandind the PC's capabilities | Expansion slot |
Electrical roadways through which bits are transmitted within the CPU and other components of the motherboard | Buses |
High speed storage areas that temporarily stores data during processing | Registers |
How much data can be sent through a communication channel in a given amount of time | Bandwidth |
Display device made up of two plates of glass separated by a layer of a substance in which light is manipulated | Flat-panel display |
Device that uses light-sensing equipment to convert images of text, drawings and photos into digital form | Scanner |
A computer that acts like a disk dirve and stores the programs and data files shared by users on a LAN | File server |
A number or date entered into a cell of a spreadsheet | Value |
A tool used to formulate a budget, collecting and calculating data | Spreadsheet |
Bar across the bottom of the desktop screen that contains the Start button | Taskbar |
About 1 billion bytes | Gigabyte |
A program that copies itself repeatedly into a computer's mempry or onto a disk drive | Worm |
Data and information that is shown on a display screen | Softcopy |
Program that converts a person's speech into digital signals to store them in the computer | Speech recognition system |
Uses graphics, animation, sound and data or information to make visual presentation | Presentation graphics software |
The execution or handling two or more programs or tasks by one user almost at the same time | Multitasking |
A network that operates without relying on a server | Peer-to-peer |
Any device that is attached to a network | Node |
A penlike device that is used to write text or draw lines on a touch-sensitive surface | Stylus |
Image sharpness | Resolution |
The number of times a song is measured and converted to a digital value | Sampling rate
Router |
An interface used to connect the same type of networks | Bridge |
How power supply units are rated | Joules |
Device that converts AC to DC to run the computer | Power supply |
A device that identifies a person through fingerprinting, voice integration or retinal indentification | Biometric systems |
Data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing storing data, used in tollbooths | Radio-frequency identification devices (RFI) |
Device that sends and receives data over telephone lines to and from computers | Modem |
Personal computers, used by individuals that can be connected to networks of larger computers | Microcomputer |
A software standard for transferring files between computers with different operating systems | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
A program that adds a specific feature to a browser, allowing it to play or view certain files | Plug-in |
Set of instructions that tell the computer what to do | Software |
Additional hardware that isn't necessary for a computer to function, but does enhance how the computer can be used | Peripheral |
The main circuit board of the computer | Motherboard |
Parts of the computer system that you can physically touch | Hardware |
A special computer that directs communicating messages when several networks are connected together | Router |
A named collection of data or a program that exists in a computer's secondary storage | File |
Converts digital data into speech-like sounds | Voice output device |
Converts a person's speech into digital signals to store them in the computer | Speech recognition system |
Software that helps the computer perform essential operating tasks | System software |
A computer requesting data or services | Client |
Software developed to solve a particular problem for users | Application software |
Loading an operating system into a computer's main memory | Booting |
Collection of interrelated files in a computer system | Database |