Noun-noun | Noun-verbs | Noun-adjectives |
Wireless: using a system of radio signals rather than wires to connect computers, mobile phones, etc. to each other | ||
Backup: (someone or something that provides) support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans | ||
Software: the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs | ||
Hardware: The physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows | ||
Bookmark: A piece of thick paper, leather, or plastic that you put between the pages of a book so that you can find a page again quickly | ||
Crossover: The process or result of changing from one activity or style to another | ||
Cyberspace: The internet considered as an imaginary area without limits where you can meet people and discover information about any subject: | ||
Database: A large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed | ||
Freeware: Computer programs that you can often copy from the internet and do not have to pay for | ||
Gateway: An entrance through a wall, fence, etc. where there is a gate | ||
Hypertext: A way of joining a word or image to another page, document, etc. on the internet or in another computer program so that you can move from one to the other easily | ||
Keyboard: The set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work | ||
Keyword: A word that you type into a computer so that the computer will find information that contains that word | ||
Microprocessor: A part of a computer that controls its main operations | ||
Motherboard: The main printed circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer and makes it possible for the other parts of a computer to communicate with each other | ||
Offline: (of a computer) not connected to or directly controlled by a central system, or not connected to the internet | ||
Password: A secret word or combination of letters or numbers, used for communicating with another person or with a computer to prove who you are | ||
Shareware: Computer programs that you are allowed to use for a short period before you decide if you want to buy them | ||
Network: A large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a control centre | ||
Laptop: A computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and is flat when closed |