Definition (Suggested)

1. A processor chip (CPU, for central processing unit) is a tiny piece of

silicon that contains millions of miniature electronic circuits.
2. Nanotechnology, in which molecule-size nanostructures are used to create
tiny machines for holding data or performing tasks.
3. A local area network (LAN) connects, usually by special cable and also
wirelessly, a group of desktop PCs and other devices, such as printers, in
an office or a building.
4. MODEM: A standard modem is a device that sends and receives data over
telephone lines, or wirelessly via a network, to and from computers.
5. THE BOOT DISK Normally, your computer would boot from the hard
drive, but if that drive is damaged, you can use a disk called a boot disk (or
a restore disk) to start up your computer.
6. Copyright— the exclusive legal right that prohibits copying intellectual
property without the permission of the copyright holder.
7. Pirated software: Pirated software is software obtained illegally, such as
downloaded off the Internet, transmitted via an illicit CD/DVD copy made
by a friend, or bought in a market in a foreign country.
8. Utilities: Service Programs Utilities are small programs that play
supporting roles. Utility programs, also known as service programs,
perform tasks related to the control, allocation, and maintenance of
computer resources.
9. A queue is a first-in, first-out sequence of data and/or programs that “wait
in line” in a temporary holding place to be processed.
10.Device Drivers: Running Peripheral Hardware Device drivers
communicate with peripherals (usually input/output devices). Device
drivers are specialized software programs that allow input and output
devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system.
11.E-book, or electronic book, is an electronic text, the digital-media
equivalent of a conventional printed book.
12.A single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, or advanced camera, is a camera,
either film or digital, that has a reflecting mirror that reflects the incoming
light in such a way that the scene viewed by the viewer through the
viewfinder is the same as what’s framed by the lens.
13.Resolution refers to image sharpness. A digital camera’s resolution is
expressed in megapixels (mp), or millions of picture elements, the
electronic dots making up an image.
14.E-readers are better than tablets for reading e-books in terms of price,
screen quality, simplicity and portability. E-readers use E Ink, which is
composed of millions of tiny particles that display text.
15.Portability means the state or quality of being portable—that is, capable
of being carried or moved about.
16.A key field (primary key) is a field (or fields) in a record that holds unique
data that identifies that record from all the other records in the table and in
the database.
17.The foreign key is a field (or fields) in a table that matches the primary
key of another table; in other words, it points to the primary key of another
table. Foreign keys thus can be used to cross-reference tables.
18.A data dictionary, also called a repository or database schema, is a
document or file that stores the data definitions and descriptions of the
structure of data used in the database.
19.A data flow diagram (DFD), which graphically shows the flow of data
through a system —that is, the essential processes of a system, along with
inputs, outputs, and files.
20.Prototyping refers to using CASE tools, UML, and other software
applications to build working models of system components so that they
can be quickly tested and evaluated.
21.Assembly language is a low-level programming language that allows a
programmer to write a program using abbreviations or more easily
remembered words instead of numbers.
22.Inheritance is the method of passing down traits of an object from classes
to subclasses in the hierarchy. Thus, new objects can be created by
inheriting traits from existing classes.
23.A module is a processing step of a program. Each module is made up of
logically related program statements.