1.2 Setting up a PC vocabulary

An electronic output device which displays images in pictorial form on the screen

• Cell Phone

• tablet

• Monitor

• switch

A term used to describe the software components of a printing solution.

• Port

• PnP

• Printer

• PIN

A type of network covering various different sizes but generally considered to be restricted to a single geographic location and owned/managed by a single organization.

• LAN

• Java

• ISP

• IP Adress

High-specification digital connector for audio-video equipment

• HDD

• GPS

• Float

• HDMI

A type of photocopier that can convert the image of a physical object into an electronic data file

• Smartphone

• Video Card

• Scanner

• Spyware

A device that is made to protect electronic equipment from unwanted power surges or "spikes".

• Surge Protector
• Transformer
• Capacitor
• Resistor

controls the movement of a cursor that can be used to select objects from the screen.

• Mouse
• IOS

• Multimedia

• Network

A 15-pin HD connector has been used to connect the graphics adapter to a monitor since 1987.

• Vector

• URL

• VGA

• UPS

is the enclosure that contains most of the hardware of a personal computer

• Motherboard
• CPU

• RAM
• Computer case

can be used to record a videovideo

• WEP

• WIndows

• WIFI

• Webcam