Glossary of Terms


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


A

abacus
an instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves.

aberrant
a person whose behavior departs substantially from the standard.
Top

B

Blaise Pascal
French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. Made the first automatic adding machine.
Bytes
A group of 8 bits is called a byte. A byte holds the equivalent of a character Top

C

Communications
The electronic transfer of data or information from one place to another

Computer
Works with and interprets data and provides output
Character
A single letter, number, or special symbol

CAD
Computer Aided Design, replaced pencil and paper, early models were slow and difficult to use. Modern workstations are better, take a matter of seconds to change something
CD-Rom
Stands for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory, is an optical-disk format that is used to hold text, graphics, and sound.
Communications Network
Group of one or more telephones and computers or associated devices connected so that data can be transmitted back and forth among all the components. Three common types of network are wide area, metropolitan area, and local area.
Cold Boot
Booting up the computer when the power is originally turned off.
Top

D

Database
A collection of interrelated files
Digital Convergence
Refers to the technological merger of the computer and the communications, consumer electronics, entertainment, and mass media industries as various devices exchange information in the electronic, or digital, format used by computers.
Top

E

Top

F

File
A collection of related records
Top

G

GIS
Geographic Information System, allows you to analyze and receive the results in the form of a map; weather forecasting, sales analysis. . .
Top

H

Top

I

IT
Informations Technology, a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information in various forms. Ex: Voice conversations, still images, and motion pictures
Input Software
Consists of devices that allow peopleto put data into the computer in a form that the computer can use. Top

J

Top

K

Top

L

Top

M

Modem
Is an electronic device that allows computers to talk to each other over telephone lines.
Top

N

Top

O

Output Software
Consists of devices that translate information processed by the computer into a form that humans can understand.
Top

P

Procedures
Descriptions of how things are done, steps for accomplishing a result.
Top

Q

Top

R

Record
A collection of related fields
Top

S

System
Anything that has numerous parts that come together to work as a team or a group to make the bigger thing function.
Top

T

Technology
Anything that helps in communication or any advances such as video games, cell phones, computers, etc. . .Advancement in everyday products to improve our lives.
Top

U

Top

V

Top

W

Top

X

Top

Y

Top

Z

Top
Sara Baca's Homepage

Created by Sara Baca