Basic Computer Terms and Glossary

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 104 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.