Computer Definitions Index.

abacus


Ada Programming Language


AI


algorithm


alphanumeric display monitor


ALU


American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)


analog


analysis graphics


analytical engine


animation program


applications (applications software)


arithmetic logic unit (ALU)


arrow key


artificial intelligence (AI)


American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)


assembler


assembly language


asynchronous


authoring


automatic recalculation


backing up


band printer


bar graph


baseband


batch processing


beta testing


binary representation


bit


bit-mapped


bits-per-second (bps)


bridge


broadband


bug


bulletin board


business graphics


bus network


byte


CAD


CAE


CAI


CAM


camera-ready copy


CASE


cathode-ray tube (CRT)


CAT scan


CD-ROM


cell


cell address


cell pointer


centered justification


centralized information system


central processing unit (CPU)


CGA


chain printer


character-based interface


character field


character-mapped display monitor


child record


clip art


clone


computer-managed instruction (CMI)


COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language)


code


color graphics adapter (CGA)


color separation


communications channel


compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM)


compiled


compiler


Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984


computer


computer-aided design (CAD)


computer-aided engineering (CAE)


computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)


computer-assisted instruction (CAI)


computer information system


computer-literate


computer-managed instruction (CMI)


computer program


computer programmers


computer scientist


computer system


computer tomography (CAT scan)


computer-user interface (human-computer interface)


computer virus


concentrator


control module


control unit


copy protection


CPU (central processing unit)


CRT (cathode-ray tube)


cursor


cursor key


cursor position


daisywheel printer


data


database


database management system (DBMS)


data bus (data path)


data dictionary


data encryption


data entry screen


data flow


data path (data bus)


data rate


date field


debugging


decentralized information system


decimal system


dedicated line


defined style


demodulation


desktop computer


desktop publishing program


detail report


difference engine


digital


digital computer


digital video


direct conversion


direct file organization


diskette


display monitor


distributed database


distributed information system


documentation


dot-addressable monitor


dot-matrix printer


download


draft quality


dragging


draw program


drum printer


dumb terminal


ease-of-use


Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)


E-cycle (execution cycle)


electronic funds transfer (EFT)


extended graphics adapter (EGA)


electroluminescent (EL) displays


Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986


electronic funds transfer (EFT)


electronic-mail (e-mail)


electronic spreadsheet


electrostatic plotter


email


end user


end-user documentation (documentation)


ENIAC


ergonomics


errors in logic


E-time


execution cycle


expert systems


Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)


extended graphics adapter (EGA)


facsimile machine (FAX machine)


Fair Credit Reporting Act


feasibility study


field


fifth-generation programming languages


file


file management system (file processing system)


file processing system


file server


first-generation programming language


fixed disk


flat bed plotter


flat file system


flat screen monitor


floppy disk


flowchart


font (typeface)


footer


formula


fortran


fourth-generation language (4GL)


Freedom of Information Act


full-duplex


gas plasma displays


gateway


G-byte (gigabyte)


general-purpose application


gigabyte (G-byte)


graphical interface (GUI)


graphic display monitor


graphics primitives


graphics scanner (image scanner)


graphics tablet


grouped bar graph (stacked bar graph)


hackers


half-duplex


hand-held computer


hard copy


hard disk (fixed disk)


hardware


header


help option


hexadecimal number system


hierarchical data model


high-level language


highlighted


high-resolution


horizontal applications


host computer


human-computer interface (user interface)


IBM-compatible (clone)


ICANN


icon


image processing


image scanner (graphics scanner)


impact printer


indexed file organization


information age


informational database (management database)


information center


ink-jet printer


input device


insert mode


insertion point indicator


instruction cycle (I-cycle)


integrated circuit


integrated program


interactive processing


interface (human-computer interface)


internet


interpreter


internal clock


I-time (instruction cycle)


Jacquard's Loom


job-control language (JCL)


kilobyte (K-byte)


keyboard


label


laptop computer


large-scale integration (LSI)


laser printer


leased line


letter-quality printer


light pen


line graph


line printer


liquid crystal display (LCD)


local area network (LAN)


logical field


low-level language


low-resolution


Luddites


machine cycle


machine dependent


machine independent


machine language


macro


mail-merge


magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)


magnetic tape drive


magneto-optical storage


mainframe


main memory


management database


Management Information System (MIS)


many-to-many data relationship


Mark 1


media


medium (media)


megabyte (M-byte)


memory (main memory)


memory dump


menu


menuing system


microcomputer (personal computer or PC)


microprocessor


microwave channel


minicomputer


modem


modulation


module


monochrome monitor


mouse


multidrop


multimedia


multimedia authoring systems


multimedia database


multiplexer


multipoint


multiuser system (multiple-user computer)


multiprocessing


multitasking


Napier's Bones


narrowband


natural language


network


network data model


network interface port


network node


nonimpact printer


nonprocedural language


nonvolatile


notebook computer


numeric field (integer field)