Computer Glossary
With IBPS SO and SBI SO scheduled to take place in coming months we are here with computer glossary for your knowledge. A searchable glossary of computer and Internet terms with simple definitions and mini explanations those are easy to understand, covering both the basic and the little advance.
- Byte is a combination of Eight bits.
- A standard keyboard has a total of or keys.
- Combination of four bits is Nibble
- A Command is a kind of coded message.
- Word is the combination of two or more than two bytes.
- Binary code is a term which describes a way of counting.
- A, Binary digit, or bit for short is a number. It is either or.
- Data is a plural word which means facts or information.
- A Floppy disk is a part of a computer and it stores data and programes.
- A Hard disk stores information inside some kinds of computer.
- Input is information which flows into a computer.
- A mouse is a part of Computer
- A random access memory (RAM) is a part of a Computer
- A read-only memory, or ROM for short, is a part of a Computer
- Software, programs and data that are used by Computers
- A general collection of data shared by a variety of users is Database
- Firmware is defined as software embedded into the hardware.
- A Keyboard is a part of a computer; it has rows of buttons, called keys.
- Logic is a set of rules which controls the way in which computers work.
- A Laser is a device which produces a beam of very bright and powerful light.
- A Byte is a number, it carries instructions or information inside computers.
- A Mainframe computer is the largest and most powerful kind of computer.
- A Megabyte is a unit of measurement which measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer.
- A Modem is a part of computers which connects a computer to a telephone line.
- A postprocessor is a Computer which uses a special kind of program. Words are typed on a keyboard and they appear on the screen of a visual display unit.
- A programme which converts assembly language programme into Machine language programme.
- Zero and one in their endless combination constitute binary I system on which Computers are based.
- Bit is the basic unit of Inverters. It can have two values one and zero only.
- Boolean algebra was developed to deal with binary numbers. Under the binary system all ordinary Arithmetical operations are reduced to their simplest form.
- Compiler is a programme which translates a high-level language programme into Machine language.
- The term given to the machinery itself and to me various individual pieces of equipment is Hardware.
- A set of instructions given to the computer in a particular sequence for solving a given problem is Programme.
- A collection of programmes writ- ten to bring the hardware of a computer system into operation is Software.
- The Operating system is an organised collection of routines and procedures for operating a computer.
- Time Sharing is the concurrent use of a single computer system by Many independent users.
- A central processing (pit (CPU), is a part of a Computer, it uses a program to change data that pass through it.
- A Computer is an electronic machine which can solve problems very quickly.
- Hard copy is the information which is printed onto paper. The information usually comes from a computer or from a fax machine.
- A Kilobyte is a unit of measurement which measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer.
