Computer Terms Database
Computer Terms Database|
Name |
Definition |
Ranking |
Example |
|
Applications Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do. |
8 |
Tool software |
|
CPU |
Central processing unit |
9 |
Gateway Systems Tower |
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks, or CD’s. |
15 |
Internal disks, External disks… |
|
|
Electronic mail |
13 |
|
|
Hard Drive |
Usually internal magnetic disks (20 megabytes-100 gigabytes) |
5 |
C Drive |
|
Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon, that use the electricity. |
1 |
Keyboard, mouse,… |
|
Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
14 |
|
|
HTML |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet. |
6 |
Programming tags used as language on Web. |
|
Input/Output Devices |
Things that can perform both input and output functions |
7 |
Disk Drives |
|
Internet |
A network of networks made up of thousands of education, government, business, and community networks sharing information. |
10 |
Use to find research, email, etc. |
|
Operating System |
Acts as a visible interface between the user and the computer. |
4 |
Macintosh |
|
Software Program |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages. |
2 |
Microsoft Word |
|
Systems Software |
Software that makes the computer system perform its most basic operations such as starting up and reading disks |
3 |
Dos |
|
URL |
Universal resource locator |
12 |
|
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet |
11 |
Used to find schedules, links, websites, etc. |
Computer Terms Database
|
Name |
Definition |
Ranking |
Example |
|
Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon, that use the electricity. |
1 |
Keyboard, mouse,… |
|
Software Program |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages. |
2 |
Microsoft Word |
|
Systems Software |
Software that makes the computer system perform its most basic operations such as starting up and reading disks |
3 |
Dos |
|
Operating System |
Acts as a visible interface between the user and the computer. |
4 |
Macintosh |
|
Hard Drive |
Usually internal magnetic disks (20 megabytes-100 gigabytes) |
5 |
C Drive |
|
HTML |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet. |
6 |
Programming tags used as language on Web. |
|
Input/Output Devices |
Things that can perform both input and output functions |
7 |
Disk Drives |
|
Applications Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do. |
8 |
Tool software |
|
CPU |
Central processing unit |
9 |
Gateway Systems Tower |
|
Internet |
A network of networks made up of thousands of education, government, business, and community networks sharing information. |
10 |
Use to find research, email, etc. |
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet |
11 |
Used to find schedules, links, websites, etc. |
|
URL |
Universal resource locator |
12 |
|
|
|
Electronic mail |
13 |
|
|
Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
14 |
|
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks, or CD’s. |
15 |
Internal disks, External disks… |