| A | B |
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| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| Bit | Binary digit |
| Boot | Loading the operating system into memory |
| Byte | A string of bits (usually 8 bits) used to represent one data character |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| Computer | a machine that accepts input, processes it into useful output |
| Data | the raw material to be processed by a computer |
| e-mail | electronic mail |
| Ethernet | A popular local area network system |
| Fiber optic | a technology that uses light instead of electricity to transmit data |
| Expansion slots | the slots inside of the computer that allows additional circuit boards |
| Font | A character in a particular size, typeface, weight and style |
| Floppy Disk | A flexible magnetic diskette on which data is recorded |
| GUI | graphical user interface |
| Hard Disk | a inflexible disk, usually in a sealed module |
| Input | raw data that is put in to the computer for processing |
| Icon | a small picture on the computer screen, it represents a computer task, function or program |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| Input Device | A device that puts data in machine-readable form and sends it to the processor, ie, keyboard or mouse, |
| Maximize | To enlarge a window to its full size |
| Minimize | To reduce a window to the taskbar |
| Modem | Modulate/demodulate. Converts a digital signal to an analog signal |
| Network | A computer system that uses communication equipment to connect two or more computers and their resources |
| Mouse | A hand-held computer input device whose rolling movement causes a movement of the cursor on the screen |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read only memory |
| Save | to store a document on a disk |
| Server | A computer dedicated to servicing requests for resources from other computers on a network |
| Topology | The physical layout of a local area network |
| Upload | To send a file from one computer to another |
| Volatile | Refers to the loss of data in memory when the current is turned off |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Window | A rectangular section of the screen that contains a specific document, program or other information |
| Workstation | A personal computer attached to a LAN |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol ver 3 |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| PPP | Point to point protocol |
| Bandwidth | the amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a network |
| HTML | Hypertext markup language |
| NIC | Network interface card |
| Routing | The process that determined the path of a packet as it travels across the network |
| IRQ | Interrupt Request |
| POST | Power-on-self-test |
| ISDN | integrated services digital network |
| Firmware | System BIOS and ROM chips |
| FAT | File Allocation Table |
| NTFS | NT File System |
| Plug and Play | The operating system recognizes and installs new devices |
| CMOS | Basic information about the motherboard and system configuration is stored |
| TSR | Terminate and Stay Resident |
| 486 | Intel Microprocessor |
| 28.8 | Modem Baud rate |
| POP | Point of Presence |
