Setting a PC system Vocabulary

a television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera

• Monitor

• Adware

• Software

• Screen

A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, is the outer shell of a personal computer that contains most of the hardware

• Algorithm

• Server

• Screen case

• Computer Case

an analog interface between a PC and monitor that was widely used prior to DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort.

• VGA

• NGA

• ACL

• ARP

a standard for connecting high-definition video devices

• GPS

• CAD

• GUI

• HDMI

a standardized technology for attaching peripheral devices to a computer

• HDD

• USB

• FSB

• FTP

a collection of devices connected together in one physical location, such as a building, office, or home. A LAN can be small or large, ranging from a home network with one user to an enterprise network with thousands of users and devices in an office or school.

• LAN

• HTTP

• IM

• IMAP

an input device and is the most basic way for the user to communicate with a computer.

• Liquid printer

• Keyboard

• Laser Printer

• Key (encryption)

a small handheld device that is dragged across a flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen, typically having buttons that are pressed to control functions

• Mouse

• LCD

• MAC

• LTE

a device that prevents an electrical surge from damaging electronic equipment

• MAPI

• Surge Protecter

• MAC

• Motherboard

• a machine for printing text or pictures onto paper, especially one linked to a computer

• Printer

• Laser Printer

• Ink Jet printer

• MPEG