computer game
video game | a game played against a computer |
| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
| forensics | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes |
programming
programing
computer programming
computer programing | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something |
| computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
analog computer
analogue computer | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) |
backup
computer backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device, he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased |
| briefcase computer | a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
| computer accessory | an accessory for a computer, when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive |
| computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
| computer graphics | the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer |
computer keyboard
keypad | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers, arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard |
| computer monitor | a device that displays signals on a computer screen |
| computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
computer screen
computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
| computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
computer system
computing system
automatic data processing system
ADP system
ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
| data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device
input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
| data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system
information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
| desktop computer | a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace |
| digital computer | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
graphic
computer graphic | an image that is generated by a computer |
hand-held computer
hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
| hardware computer hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
| home computer | a computer intended for use in the home |
laptop
laptop computer | a portable computer small enough to use in your lap |
| link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| mainframe mainframe computer | a large digital computer serving - users and occupying a special aironditioned room |
memory
computer memory
storage computer storage
store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
mouse
computer mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad, on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad, a mouse takes much more room than a trackball |
| naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
notebook
notebook computer | a small compact portable computer |
peripheral
computer peripheral
peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
personal computer
PC
microcomputer | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time |
| portable computer | a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand |
small computer system interface
SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
| track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
computer architecture
architecture | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software, the architecture of a computer's system software |
complex instruction set computing
complex instruction set computer
CISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip |
reduced instruction set computing
reduced instruction set computer
RISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform |
simulation
computer simulation | (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program, a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated |
| data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
| data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |
datum
data point | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
computer science
computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
storage medium
data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |