Computer Glossary

Computer Glossary

A
 Access time - The amount of time it takes for requested information to be delivered from
disks and memory.
 Artificial intelligence (AI) - Computer systems that attempt to imitate human processes
for analyzing and solving problems.
 Accumulator - A local storage area called a Register, in which the result of an arithmetic
or logic operation is formed.
 Application: An application is a set of codes designed to allow specific tasks to happen.
Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer are common examples.
 Active program or window: The application or window at the front (foreground) on the
monitor.
 ALGOL: It was the first language with formal grammar. ALGOL was created by a
committee for scientific use in 1958. Its major contribution is being the root of the tree
that has led to such languages as Pascal, C, C+ +, and Java.
 Algorithm: In computing, an algorithm is a procedure for accomplishing some tasks
which, given an initial state, will terminate in a defined end-state.
 ASCII (pronounced ask key): American Standard Code for Information Interchange. a
commonly used data format for exchanging information between computers or
programs.
 Amplifier: A device that takes in a weak electric signal and sends out a strong one. It is
used to boost electrical Signals in many electronic devices such as radios, televisions,
and telephones.
 Analog Computer: A computer that operates on data which is in the form of continuous
variable physical quantities.
 Android: It is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablets computer.
 Antivirus Software: Antivirus software consists of 3omputer programs that attempt to
identify threats and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (Malware)
 API: API refers to Application Programming Interface. It’s the platform used by a
program to access different services on the computer system.
 Application Software: Application software is a subclass of computer software that
employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform.
e.g., word document, spreadsheet, etc.
 Archive: It provides backup storage.
 Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): The arithmetic logic unit is a part of the execution unit, a
core component of all CPUs. ALUs are capable of calculating the results of a wide
variety of basic arithmetical and logical computations
 Array: An array is similar to data saved on a computer system in a sequential form.
 Assembler: A program that translates mnemonic statements into executable instruction.
 Attribute: The characteristics of an entity are called its attributes.

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 BIT - It is the basic unit of computers. It has two values 1 & 0 only.
 BYTE - Combination of 8 Bits.
 Basic Input Output System (BIOS) - Also known as ROM BIOS. It provides an
abstraction layer for the hardware, i.e., a consistent way for application programs and
operating systems to interact with input/output devices.
 Bug - A software bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system t
produces an incorrect or unexpected result.
 Bus - A pathway along which electronic signals travel between the components of a
computer system.
 Backup: A copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
 Backspace: The backspace key is used on the keyboard to delete the text. Backspace
will delete the text to the left of the cursor.
 Bandwidth: The maximum amount of data that can travel in a communication path in a
given time, measured in bits per second (bps).
 Bar Code: A bar code is a machine-readable representation of information in a visual
format on a surface. The first bar code system was developed by Norman Joseph
Woodland and Bernard Silver in 1952.
 Bitmap: A method of storing a graphic image as a set of bits in computer memory. To
display the image on the screen, the computer converts the bits into pixels.
 Blog: It is a discussion or informational site published on the world wide web.
 Bomb: A type of virus designed to activate at a specific date and time on your computer.
 Bluetooth: A protocol that permits a wireless exchange of information between
computers. cell phone and other electronic devices within a radius of about 30 feet.
 Booting: Booting is a bootstrapping process that starts the operating system when a
computer is switched on
 Botnet: It is a collection of internet-connected programs communicating with other
similar programs in order to perform tasks.
 Boot Sequence: A boot sequence is the set of operations the computer performs when
it is switched on which loads an operating system.
 Browser: A special software that enables users to read/view web pages and jump from
one web page to another.
 Buffering: The process of storing data in a memory device, allowing the devices to
change the data rates, and perform error checking and error retransmission.
 Boolean: An expression, the value of which is either true or false.

C
 Cookie - A packet of information that travels between a browser and the web server.
 Command - An instruction that causes a program or computer to perform a function.
 Cache - It is a memory storage area that keeps frequent use data readily available to the
computer so that the computer does not retrieve them from slow storage devices.
 Clock Speed - The speed of the computer is measured in clock speed. High clock
speed is synonymous with high processing capability. It is measured in Megahertz
(MHz).
 Column - A vertical block of cells in a table or spreadsheet.

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 CGI: CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. It defines how an auxiliary program
and a Web server would communicate.
 Class: A group of objects having the same operations and attributes is defined as a
class.
 Client: A client is a program that asks for information from other processes or programs.
Outlook Express is a great example of a client.
 CD-ROM: An acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
 Client – Server: A common form of a distributed system in which software is split
between server tasks and client tasks. A client sends requests to a server, according to
some protocol, asking for information or action, and the server responds.
 Clipboard - A portion of memory where the Mac temporarily stores information. Called a
Copy Buffer in many PC applications because it is used to hold information that is to be
moved, as in word processing where text is "cut" and then "pasted".
 Clock Rate (MHz) - The instruction processing speed of a computer measured in
millions of cycles per second (i.e., 200 MHz).
 Compiler - a program that converts programming code into a form that can be used by a
computer.
 Compression - a technique that reduces the size of a saved file by eliminating or
encoding redundancies (i.e., JPEG, MPEG, LZW, etc.)
 CPU: The Central Processing Unit. The processing chip is the "brain" of a computer.
 Cache Memory: The speed of the CPU is extremely high compared to the access time
of the main memory Therefore, the performance of the CPU decreases due to the slow
speed of the main memory. To decrease the mismatch in operating speed, a small
memory chip is attached between the CPU and main memory whose access time is very
close to the processing speed of the CPU It is called the Cache Memory.
 Chip: A tiny wafer of silicon-containing miniature electric circuits that can store millions
of bits of information.
 Compiler: A compiler is a computer program that -translates a series of instructions
written in one computer language (called the source language) into another computer
language (also called the object or target language).
 Communication: The transmission of data from one computer to another or from one
device to another is called communication.
 Computer Networks: A computer network is a system or communication among two or
more computers. Computer networks can be broadly classified as Homogenous' and
'Heterogeneous'.
 Computer Graphics: Computer Graphics are visual presentations on a computer
screen. Examples are photographs, drawings, line arts, graphs, diagrams, typography
numbers, symbols, geometric designs, maps, engineering drawings, or other images.
 Cold Boot: When a computer restarts after the power cut is called a cold boot
 Control Panel: Control Panel is part of the Windows menu. accessible from the start
menu, which allows users to view and manipulate basic system settings and controls,
such as adding hardware. adding/removing software, controlling user accounts,
changing accessibility options, etc.

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 Control Unit: A control unit is the part of a CPU that 'erects its operation. The outputs of
this unit control the activity of the rest of the device.
 Cracker: The preferred term used to refer to a computer criminal who penetrates a
computer to steal information or damage the program in some way.
 Cursor - The pointer, usually arrow or cross-shaped, is controlled by the mouse.
 CMOS: CMOS is an abbreviation for Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor. It is
the battery-powered chip that is situated on the Motherboard that retains system
information such as date and time.

D
 Delete - To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk.
 Debugging - Locating and eliminating defects in a program.
 Desktop - The electronic work area on a display screen.
 Dots Per Inch (DPI) - It is defined as the measure of the resolution of a printer and
scanner, or monitor.
 Domain Name - A unique name that identifies a particular website and represents the
name of the server where the web pages reside.
 Data: Data refers to the information that is saved on a computer.
 DOS: DOS is an acronym for Disc Operating System. It is a command line operating
system launched by Bill Gates.
 Database - an electronic list of information that can be sorted and/or searched.
 Defragment - (also - optimize) to concatenate fragments of data into contiguous blocks
in memory or on a hard drive.
 Dialog box - an on-screen message box that appears when the computer requires
additional information before completing a command.
 Digitize - To convert linear, or analog, data into digital data that can be used by the
computer.
 Disk - a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data
can be stored.
 Disk drive: The machinery that writes the data from a disk and/or writes data to a disk.
 Disk window: The window that displays the contents or directory of a disk.
 Document - a file you create, as opposed to the application which created it.
 DOS - acronym for Disk Operating System - used in IBM PCs.
 Download - to transfer data from one computer to another. (If you are on the receiving
end, you are downloading. If you are on the sending end, you are uploading).
 Drag - to move the mouse while its button is being depressed.
 Driver - a file on a computer that tells it how to communicate with an add-on piece of
equipment (like a printer).
 DTP: Desk Top Publisher (ing) is a term that describes a program that enables users to
create, design, and print items such as business cards, birthday cards, letterheads,
calendars, invitations, and so on.

E
 Ethernet Card - A network adapter that enables a computer to connect to an Ethernet.

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 Editing: The process of changing information by inserting, deleting, replacing,

rearranging, and reformation.
 E-mail: Electronic mail, abbreviated e-mail is a method of composing, sending, storing,
and receiving messages over electronic communication systems.
 Encapsulation: It is a mechanism that associates the code and the data it manipulates
into a single unit and keeps them safe from external interference.
 Encryption: In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding messages (or
information) in such a way that hackers cannot read them, that the authorized users can
access it.
 End User: Any individual who uses the information verified by a computer-based team.
 Entity: An entity is something that has certain attributes or properties which may be
assigned values.
 Entity-relationship diagram: It’s a diagram that represents entities and how they are
related to each other.
 Ethernet - a protocol for fast communication and file transfer across a network.
 Execution Time: The total time required to execute programs on a particular system.
 Expansion slot: A connector inside the computer that allows one to plug in a printed
circuit board that provides new or enhanced features.
 Environment: Environment refers to the interaction among all factors external to a
physical platform. An environment is made of specific software, hardware, and network
protocols that allow communication with the system.

F
 Fax - A shortened form of the word facsimile. A copy of a document is transmitted
electronically from one machine to another.
 File transfer protocol (FTP) - A set of guidelines or standards that establish the format
in which files can be transmitted from one computer to another.
 Firewall - A security system usually consisting of hardware and software that prevents
unauthorized persons from accessing certain parts of a program, database, or network.
 Flash Memory - It is a type of non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically
erased and reprogrammed. It was developed by EEPROM.
 FAT: FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table. It resembles a table of contents so
that files can be located on a computer.
 Fault: Hardware or software failure.
 Field: The attributes of an entity are written as fields in the table representation.
 File - the generic word for an application, document, control panel, or other computer
data.
 Floppy - a 3.5-inch square rigid disk that holds data. (so named for the earlier 5.25 and
8-inch disks that were flexible).
 Folder - an electronic subdirectory that contains files.
 Font - a typeface that contains the characters of an alphabet or some other letterforms.
 Fragmentation - The breaking up of a file into many separate locations in memory or on
a disk.
 Freeze - a system error, which causes the cursor to lock in place.

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 Front End: It is an interface through which a program can be accessed by common

users.

G
 Gateway - A machine that links two networks using different protocols.
 Gigabyte - A measurement of the storage capacity of a device. One gigabyte represents
1024 megabytes.
 Google – search engine on the web.
 Gopher - A protocol used for locating and transferring information on the internet. It is an
internet search tool that allows users to access textual information.
 GUI - Graphical User Interface uses icons and menus to carry out commands such as
opening files, deleting files, moving files, etc.
 Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) - A simple file format for pictures and photographs
that are compressed so that they can be sent quickly.
 Groupware: It is software that allows a networked individual to form groups and
collaborate on documents, programs, or databases.

H
 Hard copy - Text or graphics printed on paper; also called a printout.
 Hard disk - A rigid type of magnetic medium that can store large amounts of
information.
 Hyperlink - An image or portion of text on a webpage that is linked to another webpage.
 Hub-A network device that connects multiple computers on a LAN so that they can
communicate with another network and the internet.
 Header - Repetitive information that appears at the top (the head) of every page of a
document.
 Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) - The protocol used on the World Wide Web that
permits Web clients (Web browsers) to communicate with Web servers.
 Hardware: Hardware is a set of physical objects such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, and
so on.
 Hard drive - a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks housed in a rigid
case.
 Head crash - a hard disk crash caused by the heads coming in contact with the spinning
disk(s).
 Highlight: To select by clicking once on an icon or by highlighting text in a document.
 Hit rate - The fraction of all memory reads which are satisfied from the cache.
 Hz - Abbreviation for hertz, the number of cycles per second, used to measure clock
speed

I
 Icons-In a graphical user interface (GUI), a small, pictorial, on-screen representation of
an object, such as a document, program, folder, or disk drive.
 Instant messaging (IM) - A chat program that lets people communicate over the
Internet in real-time.

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 Internet protocol (IP) address - A unique set of numbers that identifies a computer
over a network.
 Internet service provider (ISP) - An organization that provides access to the Internet
for a fee.
 Intranet - A private network established by an organization for the exclusive use of its
employees. Firewalls prevent outsiders from gaining access to an organization’s intranet.
 IDE: It stands for Integrated Development Environment. IDE is a programming system
that combines several tools of programming to provide an integrated platform for
programming. For instance, Visual Basic provides an IDE.
 Initialize - to format a disk for use in the computer; creates a new directory and arrange
tracks for the recording of data.
 Insertion point - in word processing, the short flashing marker that indicates where your
next typing will begin.
 Installer - software used to install a program on your hard drive.
 Interrupt button - a tool used by programmers to enter the debugging mode. The button
is usually next to the reset button
 Instance: It is an object described by its class.
 Internet: The Internet is a network that accommodates several computers to facilitate
the exchange and transfer of data.

J
 JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group. A format for storing complex graphics in
compressed form.
 Joystick: A joystick is a computer peripheral or general control device consisting of a
handheld stick that pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two or three
dimensions to a computer.
 Justification - Aligning lines of text at the left margin, the right margin, both margins,
and the center. Text aligned at both margins is considered fully justified.

K
 Keyboard - The device used to enter information into a computer.
 Kilobyte - A measurement of the storage capacity of a device. One kilobyte represents
1024 bytes.
 Kernel: It is a program called when a computer system is started. Kernel is responsible
for setting up system calls in order to manage hardware and system services, and
allocate resources to applications.

L
 LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers
within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building,
using network media.
 Laptop computer - A portable computer. Also known as a notebook computer.
 Landscape Orientation – The positioning of the page so that the information is printed
across the long dimension of the page.

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 Liveware - It is a term to describe the human system, as opposed to hardware or

software in a computer.
 LIGHT Pen: A light-sensitive style for forming graphics by touching coordinates on a
display screen. Thereby seeming to draw directly on the screen.
 Loop: A sequence of instructions that is executed repeatedly until a terminal condition
occurs.
 Launch - start an application.

M
 Macro virus - A type of virus that attaches itself to documents or word processing
templates.
 Malware - Software that disrupts normal computer functions or sends a user’s data
without the user’s authorization.
 Memory Cell - A circuit in memory that represents a single bit of information.
 Mass Storage - Storage systems that provide access to hundreds of billions of bytes of
stored data. They are often referred to as Archival Storage because of the very large
volumes of historical or backup data they can store.
 MIPS (Millions of instructions per second) – It is used to measure the speed of a
processor.
 Morphing - The transformation of one image into another image.
 Mobile Commerce (m-Commerce) - A form of e-commerce that can conduct monetary
transactions via a mobile device such as a cell phone.
 Mozilla - a web browser and successor to Netscape Communicator.
 Memory: Memory is the internal storage location where data and information is stored
on a computer.
 Modem: Modem is a term created from the beginning letters of two other words viz.
Modulation and Demodulation. The term implies changing of data from digital to analog
and then back to digital.
 Multithreading: It is a facility available in an operating system that allows multiple
functions from the same application packages.
 Multiuser: The term describing the capability of a computer system to be operated at
more than one terminal at the same time.
 Multiplexer: It is a device That combines multiple input signals into an aggregate signal
for transmission.
 Menu - a list of program commands listed by topic.
 Menu bar: The horizontal bar across the top of the screen that lists the menus.
 MHz - Abbreviation for megahertz, or millions of cycles per second.
 Multi-tasking: Running more than one application in memory at the same time.

N
 NIBBLE - Combination of four bits.
 Network - A system of interconnected computers. They are of three types i. e. LAN,
MAN, WAN.

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 Network Interface Card (NIC) - This is a part of the computer that allows it to talk to
other computers via a network protocol like TCP/IP.
 Node - A computer that is attached to the network. Each node has its address on the
network so that it can be uniquely identified and can communicate with other nodes on
the same or different network.

O
 Offline - Refers to the state in which a computer is temporarily or permanently unable to
communicate with another computer.
 Online - Refers to the state in which a computer is ready to communicate with other
computers.
 Open-source software - Software that makes the underlying source code available to
all users at no charge.
 Operating system (OS) - Software that manages the internal functions and controls the
operations of a computer.
 Optical disk: A high-capacity storage medium that is read by a laser light.

P
 Palmtop computer - A portable computer smaller than a notebook (or laptop) computer
that fits in the palm of your hand. Also called a handheld computer.
 Password - A user’s secret identification code, is required to access stored material. A
procedure intended to prevent information from being accessed by unauthorized
persons.
 Piracy - The illegal copying of software or other creative works.
 Phishing - A type of computer fraud that tries to trick users into revealing their
passwords and other confidential information.
 Portrait orientation - Positioning paper so that information is printed across the short
dimension of the paper.
 Packet: Sections in which messages or data are divided to transfer it over a network.
 Pixel: Pixel is formed by combining the two words viz. Picture Element. It represents one
point within an image.
 Palette - a small floating window that contains tools used in a given application.
 Partition - a subdivision of the surface of a hard drive that is defined and used as a
separate drive.
 Paste: To insert text, or other material, from the clipboard or copy buffer.
 PC – an acronym for personal computer commonly used to refer to an IBM or IBM clone
computer that uses DOS.
 PCI: Acronym for Peripheral Component Interchange - the newer, faster bus
architecture.
 Peripheral - an add-on component to your computer.
 Pop-up menu: Any menu that does not appear at the top of the screen in the menu bar.
(May pop up or down)
 Power PC - a processing chip designed by Apple, IBM, and Motorola (RISC based).
 Power Mac - a family of Macs built around the PowerPC chip.

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 Print spooler - a program that stores documents to be printed on the hard drive, thereby
freeing the memory up and allowing other functions to be performed while printing goes
on in the background.
 Port: Port is a connecting component mainly hardware that enables two computers to
allow data sharing physically. Examples are USB and HDMI.
 Process: It’s a series of commands that changes data values.
 Protocol: Protocol refers to a set of rules that are followed by two devices while
interacting with each other.

Q
 Query - An alternate pipe form of the operating system, which handles data in the form
of messages rather than bytes.
 Qwerty - It is one of the standard computer keyboards, with the characters Q, W, E, R,
T, and Y on the top row of letters on the keyboard.

R
 Response time - The time a computer takes to execute a command.
 Retrieve - To call up information from memory or storage so that it can be processed in
some way.
 Record - A collection of all the information about a particular subject.
 Row - A horizontal block of cells in a table or spreadsheet.
 Resolution - Measurement of the degree of sharpness of a displayed image. It is
defined as the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display.
 Register - A temporary storage unit for quick, direct accessibility of a small amount of
data for processing.
 RAM: RAM is an acronym for Random Access Memory. It is a configuration of storage
cells that hold data so that it can be processed by the central processing unit. RAM is a
temporary storage location.
 Router: A network device that enables the network to reroute messages it receives that
are intended for other networks. The network with the router receives the message and
sends it on its way exactly as received. In normal operations. They do not store any of
the messages that they pass through.
 Routing: The process of choosing the best path throughout the LAN.
 Root directory: the main hard drive window.
 ROM: ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It is a semiconductor-based storage
system that saves information permanently.

S
 Save As – Give the file a name and/or store the file in a certain place.
 Save - Tell the computer to create a file on disk that has the information you’ve put into
the document.
 Scroll bar – This allows you to move around through your document.
 Shut down - To quit all applications and turn off the computer.
 Spam - unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail.

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 Scanner - An input device that can copy a printed page into a computer’s memory, thus
doing away with the need to type the copy.
 Screen saver - A program that changes the screen display while the user is away from
the computer.
 Server - A computer that manages a shared resource and provides a set of shared user
services to the clients.
 Search Engine - Software that searches gather and identify information from a database
based on an index, keywords, or titles.
 Spam - Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail.
 Soft copy - Information shown on the display screen.
 Sort - To arrange fields, records, or files in a predetermined sequence.
 Surfing the Net - Browsing through various Web sites on the Internet in search of
interesting things.
 Software: Software is a program (coding) that the computer reads. The system then
carries out functions as directed by the code. Adobe Photoshop is software.
 Scroll: To shift the contents of a window to bring hidden items into view.
 Swapping: Storing programs on disk and then transferring these programs into main
storage as and when they are needed.
 Synchronization: This method ensures that the receiving end can recognize characters
in order, in which the transmitting end sends them in serial data transmission.
 Scroll box - the box in a scroll bar that is used to navigate through a window.
 SCSI: Acronym for Small Computer System Interface.
 Serial port: A port that allows data to be transmitted in a series (one after the other),
such as the printer and modem ports on a Mac.
 Spreadsheet - a program designed to look like an electronic ledger.
 Startup disk - the disk containing system software and is designated to be used to start
the computer.
 Surge suppressor - a power strip that has circuits designed to reduce the effects of
surge in electrical power. (Not the same as a UPS)

 Trash - Place where you put files and folders that you want to delete or get rid of.
 Topology - The structure of the network, including physical connections such as wiring
schemes and logical interactions between network devices.
 Track - A ring on a disk where data can be written.
 Telnet - A protocol for remote computing on the internet that allows a computer to act as
a remote terminal on another machine, anywhere on the internet.
 Touchpad - The device on a laptop computer that takes the place of a mouse.
 Touch screen technology - The technology that permits a user to perform a function
simply by touching the screen on an appropriate spot.
 TCP/IP: TCP/IP is an acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It’s a
set of communication protocols used to connect host computers on the Internet.

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 Title bar - the horizontal bar at the top of a window that has the name of the file or folder
it represents.

 Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) - A Battery powered backup system that provides
enough electricity to a computer during a power outage so that a user can save files
before shutting down the computer.
 Universal Serial Bus (USB) - A common standard for connecting multiple peripherals to
a computer as needed.
 URL: URL stands for Universal Resource Locator. It’s a way of accessing the Internet.
 Upload - To transfer information from a client computer to a host computer.

 Virus - A piece of computer code designed as a prank or malicious act to spread from
one computer to another by attaching itself to other programs.
 Virtual Memory: Virtual Memory is the unused memory on the hard disk used when
certain applications require more RAM than is available on the machine.

 WAP - Wireless Application Protocol is a specification for a set of communication

protocols used to allow wireless devices to access the internet and other utilities.
 Web browser - Software that permits a user with a click of a mouse to locate, display,
and download text, video, audio, and graphics stored in a host computer on the Web.
The most common Web browsers now in use are Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and
Mozilla Firefox.
 WWW: WWW stands for World Wide Web. It’s a term used to define the Internet.
 WAN: WAN is an acronym for Wide Area Network. Such a network spans over an area
larger than a LAN.
 WORM - acronym for Write Once-Read Many; an optical disk that can only be written to
once (like a CD-ROM).
 Web site - One or more related pages created by an individual or an organization and
posted on the World Wide Web.
 Wi-Fi (Wireless fidelity) - A process that permits high-speed wireless transmission of
data.
 Word processing - The electronic process of creating, formatting, editing, proofreading,
and printing documents.
 Workstation - A desktop computer that runs applications and serves as an access point
in a local area network.

 Zombie - A computer that has been hijacked by a cracker without the owner’s
knowledge and used to perform malicious tasks on the Internet.

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Computer Glossary

 Zoom box - a small square in the upper right corner of a window which, whenclicked,
will expand the window to fill the whole screen.
 ZIP: ZIP is an acronym for Zone Information Protocol. ZIP application enables transfer of
data using compression of files.

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