Computer Terms DatabaseComputer Terms Database
Sorted alphabetically
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Terms |
Definition |
Importance of Ranking |
Example |
|
Applications Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do such as writing a letter or drawing a picture |
13 |
Clarisworks |
|
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
1 |
Gateway |
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks, or CDs |
4 |
Hard Drive |
|
|
Electronic Mail |
12 |
Amoss14@hotmail.com |
|
Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon, that use the electricity. Hardware can further be classified by function. |
5 |
CPU |
|
Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
8 |
Angelamoss@tripod.com |
|
HTML |
Hyper text markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World Wide Web |
11 |
hyperlink |
|
Input/Output devices |
These are things that can perform both input and output functions |
14 |
Disk drives |
|
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
9 |
Netscape |
|
Keyboard |
Most common input device |
15 |
A place where you type the infromation you need. |
|
Printer |
Most common output device |
3 |
Laser |
|
Software |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages |
2 |
keyboard |
|
URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
7 |
http:// |
|
Web Site |
A special kind of publication of information on the Web |
10 |
www.csm.edu |
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet |
6 |
A place to get information |
Computer Terms Database
Sorted by importance of ranking
|
Terms |
Definition |
Importance of Ranking |
Example |
|
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
1 |
Gateway |
|
Software |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages |
2 |
keyboard |
|
Printer |
Most common output device |
3 |
Laser |
|
Disk Drives |
Store information magnetically and require some type of media such as tapes, disks, or CDs |
4 |
Hard Drive |
|
Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon, that use the electricity. Hardware can further be classified by function. |
5 |
CPU |
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet |
6 |
A place to get information |
|
URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
7 |
http:// |
|
Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
8 |
Angelamoss@tripod.com |
|
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
9 |
Netscape |
|
Web Site |
A special kind of publication of information on the Web |
10 |
www.csm.edu |
|
HTML |
Hyper text markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World Wide Web |
11 |
hyperlink |
|
|
Electronic Mail |
12 |
Amoss14@hotmail.com |
|
Applications Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do such as writing a letter or drawing a picture |
13 |
Clarisworks |
|
Input/Output devices |
These are things that can perform both input and output functions |
14 |
Disk drives |
|
Keyboard |
Most common input device |
15 |
A place where you type the infromation you need. |