An integrated circuit that contains all the

functions of a central processing unit of a computer

An electronic circuit formed on a small piece of

semiconducting material: circuit board, circuit diagram, printed circuit

(board)

Software that is designed to collect information

about how someone uses the internet, or personal information such as passwords,

without the user knowing about it

The collection of computer programs and related

data that provide the instructions telling a computer what to do

The part of a computer in which data or program

instructions can be stored for retrieval

A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving

lists of intended events and times

An operating system analogous to DOS and Windows, supporting multiple concurrent user

Software that is designed to damage the

information on other people's computers, and prevent the computers from working

normally

A large high-speed computer, especially one

supporting numerous workstations or peripherals

Present, appearing, or found everywhere. If you

describe something or someone as ubiquitous, you mean that they seem to be

everywhere

A set of instructions that a computer follows in

order to perform a particular task

A printed circuit board containing the principal

components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit

boards to be slotted into

The part of a computer in which information is

stored while you are using it

An operating system modeled on Unix, whose

source code is publicly available at no charge

A computer or computer program which manages

access to a centralized resource or service in a network

The system software that allows all the hardware

and software components to work together. It consists of a set of programs that

manages all the computer's resources, including the data in main memory and in

auxiliary storage

A computer which makes use of the quantum states

of subatomic particles to store information

A material, such as silicon, which allows

electricity to move through it more easily when its temperature increases, or

an electronic device made from this material

Software that is available to use and which you

pay for only if you wish to continue using it after a particular length of time

The permanent part of a computer's memory. The

information stored there can be read but not changed

output

bus

eliminate

chassis

component

input

schedule

bug

device

algorithm

To completely remove or get rid of something

A distinct set of conductors carrying data and

control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be

connected in parallel

The part of a computer in which operations are

controlled and executed

A computer operating system that controls and

manages files and programs stored on disk

It is used to get responses from the computer in

the form of a hard copy (printer), a video (monitor), sound (speakers), or

media devices (CD or DVD drives)

A person whose job involves writing programs for

computers

Visual way of interacting with a computer using

items such as windows, icons, and menus, used by most modern operating systems

An electronic device (machine) which is used for

storing data, organizing and finding words, numbers and pictures, for doing

calculations and for controlling other machines

A graphical representation of a computer program

in relation to its sequence of functions

The frame, base of a device, equipment or a

vehicle onto which the metal covering is fixed

Software that is offered to customers for free,

especially as a download from the internet

A piece of computer equipment such as a keyboard

which enables you to put information into a computer

A series of mathematical steps, especially in a

computer programme, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of

problem or question

Software that is designed to help groups of

people work together more effectively

Software that automatically puts advertisements

onto a computer screen when a person is using the internet

A part or element of a larger whole, especially

a part of a machine or vehicle

The process of putting information into digital

form, usually so that it can be processed by a digital computer

The process of identifying and removing errors

from computer hardware or software