Tech Vocabulary

2. a vast network that connects computers all over the world.
4. An intrusive software that is designed to damage and destroy computers and computer systems.
7. a (small) defect or fault in a program
9. the image that you see on the screen is made of thousands of tiny dots
11. a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
14. a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying and navigating between web pages.
15. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
16. an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
18. A screen for the computer
21. a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
22. The first 6 letters on English-language keyboards

1. an operating system used by the majority of PCs
3. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
5. a small, movable device that lets you control a range of things on a computer.
6. Random Access Memory
7. a way of communicating wirelessly over short distances between electronic devices
8. a system for communicating without wires over a computer network
10. A string of words that tells the computer to do something
12. Graphics processing unit
13. a directive to a computer program to perform a specific task
16. central processing unit
17. transfer (data) from one computer to another, typically to one that is larger or remote from the user or functioning as a server.
19. a small image or picture on a computer screen that is a symbol for folders, disks, peripherals, programs etc
20. a sub-division of a computer's hard disk into which you put files