Basic Knowledge of Computer Terminology Part – I

• A Computer is an electronic machine which can solve problems very quickly.
• A Hard disk stores information inside some kinds of computer.
• A Laser is a device which produces a beam of very bright and powerful light.
• A Mainframe computer is the largest and most powerful kind of computer.
• A Modem is a part of computers which connects a computer to a telephone line.
• A Floppy disk is a part of a computer and it stores data and programs.
• A Keyboard is a part of a computer; it has rows of buttons, called keys.
• A Kilobyte is a unit of measurement which measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer.
• A Megabyte is a unit of measurement which measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer.
• A mouse is a part of Computer
• A programme which converts assembly language programme Assembler into machine language programme
• A random access memory (RAM) is a part of a Computer
• A read-only memory, or ROM for short, is apart of a Computer
• A word processor 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.
• Software, programs and data that are used by Computers
• Data is a plural word which means facts or information.
• Hard copy is the information which is printed on to paper. The information usually comes from a computer or from a fax machine.
• Input is information which flows into a computer.
• Logic is a set of rules which controls the way in which computers work.
• A Command is a kind of coded message.