cOMP Flashcards
DESKTOP
the primary screen of a windows operating system
document
writing that provides information
disk operating system (DOS)
a software program which is required to make the computer work
download
to transfer a file from the internet or other computer to your own
electricity
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
communicate electronically on the computer
firewall
hardware or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network
folder
used to organize and store documents and other files
freeware
software that is given away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights
gigabyte
a unit of information equal to one billion
motherboard
the main circuit board of a microcomputer. contains the connectors for attaching additional boards
monitor
a piece of electric equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
shareware
a copyrighted software that xan be sampled before it is purchased
software
a program or instructions that give directions to the computer
spam
unwanted e-mail
