Computer Terms Database
|
Term |
Definition |
Importance Ranking |
Example |
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Computer System |
Composed of hardware and software |
1 |
Gateway 2000 |
|
Software |
Instructions to computer written in specially designed languages |
2 |
Microsoft Word |
|
Operating System |
Interface between the user and computer |
3 |
MS-DOS, Windows |
|
Application Software |
Programs written to do tasks such as letter writing, drawing, etc. |
4 |
Microsoft word, virus scan, Print shop, etc. |
|
Internet |
Network made up of thousands of education, government, business and community networks sharing information |
5 |
|
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World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet |
6 |
AOL.Radiks, Netscape |
|
HTML |
Hypertext markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World wide web. |
7 |
.html |
|
Web site |
Special kind of publication of information on the web. |
8 |
Eml.shank.tripod.com |
|
Home page |
The first page of a web site |
9 |
CSM home page |
|
URL |
Universal resource locator |
10 |
|
|
|
Electronic mail |
11 |
|
|
Icon |
Pictures beside written words |
12 |
Pencils, apples, etc. |
|
Output device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
13 |
Monitor, printer, etc. |
|
Input device |
What you use to get information to the computer |
14 |
Keyboard, mouse, etc. |
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks or CD’s |
15 |
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Computer Terms Database
|
Term |
Definition |
Importance Ranking |
Example |
|
Application Software |
Programs written to do tasks such as letter writing, drawing, etc. |
4 |
Microsoft word, virus scan, Print shop, etc. |
|
Computer System |
Composed of hardware and software |
1 |
Gateway 2000 |
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks or CD’s |
15 |
|
|
|
Electronic mail |
11 |
|
|
Home page |
The first page of a web site |
9 |
CSM home page |
|
HTML |
Hypertext markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World wide web. |
7 |
.html |
|
Icon |
Pictures beside written words |
12 |
Pencils, apples, etc. |
|
Input device |
What you use to get information to the computer |
14 |
Keyboard, mouse, etc. |
|
Internet |
Network made up of thousands of education, government, business and community networks sharing information |
5 |
|
|
Operating System |
Interface between the user and computer |
3 |
MS-DOS, Windows |
|
Output device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
13 |
Monitor, printer, etc. |
|
Software |
Instructions to computer written in specially designed languages |
2 |
Microsoft Word |
|
URL |
Universal resource locator |
10 |
|
|
Web site |
Special kind of publication of information on the web. |
8 |
Eml.shank.tripod.com |
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet |
6 |
AOL.Radiks, Netscape |