Computer Vocabular Terms
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- 4. a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information
- 7. protection software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect, and remove software viruses, and other malicious software like worms, trojans, adware, and more
- 9. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them.
- 10. a movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user, for example showing where typed text will be inserted.
- 14. computer equipment. Computer programs are called software
- 17. a method of doing something using a special skill that you have developed
- 18. to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
- 19. the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, being stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.
- 20. computer is a personal computer Ina form intended for regular use at a single location desk/table due to its size and power requirements, as opposed to a laptop whose rechargeable battery and compact dimensions allow it to be regularly carried and used in different locations.
- 23. a particularly powerful mainframe computer
- 24. a way of arranging a page so that its long sides are at the top and bottom.
- 26. a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted.
- 30. a complete assortment of type of one style and size.
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- 1. checker a piece of software that checks documents to make sure they have no grammar mistakes
- 2. printer a high-speed typing or printing process in which charged droplets of ink issuing from nozzles are directed onto paper under computer control
- 3. computers a computer designed for use by one person at a time.
- 5. a small computer that contains a microprocessor as its central processor.
- 6. initials initials of the person that typed the letter or memo if different from the writer, initials should be double-spacing after the body and typed in lowercase letters
- 8. arrange or put into a format.
- 11. an electronic device which scans printed material and converts it to digital form
- 12. a shaped piece of metal, wood, card, plastic, or other material used as a pattern for processes such as painting, cutting out, shaping, or drilling.
- 13. computer a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.
- 15. spacing: to type leaving a full space between lines
- 16. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
- 21. software the operating system and programs used to operate a computer system
- 22. software: software used for writing documents, creating charts, building databases, etc. that is not part of the computer’s operating system
- 25. a word or phrase that is used for saying hello to someone
- 27. the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment.
- 28. style Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves.
- 29. a line giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.