Computer Vocabular Terms

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  1. 4. a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information
  2. 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
  3. 9. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them.
  4. 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.
  5. 14. computer equipment. Computer programs are called software
  6. 17. a method of doing something using a special skill that you have developed
  7. 18. to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 23. a particularly powerful mainframe computer
  11. 24. a way of arranging a page so that its long sides are at the top and bottom.
  12. 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.
  13. 30. a complete assortment of type of one style and size.
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  1. 1. checker a piece of software that checks documents to make sure they have no grammar mistakes
  2. 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. 3. computers a computer designed for use by one person at a time.
  4. 5. a small computer that contains a microprocessor as its central processor.
  5. 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
  6. 8. arrange or put into a format.
  7. 11. an electronic device which scans printed material and converts it to digital form
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 15. spacing: to type leaving a full space between lines
  11. 16. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
  12. 21. software the operating system and programs used to operate a computer system
  13. 22. software: software used for writing documents, creating charts, building databases, etc. that is not part of the computer’s operating system
  14. 25. a word or phrase that is used for saying hello to someone
  15. 27. the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment.
  16. 28. style Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves.
  17. 29. a line giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.