Computer Terms

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal one million bytes.

• Megabyte (mb)

• Kilobyte (kb)

• Gigabyte (gb)

• Byte

•A computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner.

• Computer Spyware

• Computer Germs

• Computer horse

• Computer Virus

The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

• CPU

• RAM

• USP

• PNU

lA device that forwards data packets along networks.

• CPU

• RAM

• router

• USB

lA computer or device on a network that manages network resources

• Router

• Server

• Sytem

• CPU

A device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over, for example, telephone or cable lines.

• Router

• CPU

• Modem

• Server

The physical parts of a computer system, including the monitor, central processing unit, memory, storage disks, printers and scanners, and network equipment, such as routers and servers

• Hardware

• Software

• Computer

• System

The unauthorized copying of software. Most retail programs are licensed for use at just one computer site or for use by only one user at any time.

• Software Piracy

• Software Copy

• Software Thief

• Software Licensed

A device (as a chip) or a component of a device in which information especially for a computer can be inserted and stored and from which it may be extracted when wanted

• CPU

• Memory

• Browser

• GPU

A computer language that uses codes to format documents displayed on the WWW.

• HTML

• C language

• File

• World Wide Web