Technical Computer Terms
With the advancement in
information technology computers have become a part of our everyday lives. We
can hardly think our lives without them. So since they have become so important
in our day to day lives we need to be familiar with at least some basic
computer terms.
We at Matrix Infosys being one of the
leading computer repair service providers in Kolkata through this blog have
listed some basic technical terms you should be aware of.
List of some basic technical computer terms
- Bug
In Computers the term
denotes a glitch or an error in a program.
- Browser
Browser is what we use
for surfing the internet. These could be programs such as Chrome, Firefox
and Internet Explorer , etc.
- Cache
You might often hear the statement
‘clear your cache’. This refers for removing the recently stored data.
This gets stored in the RAM of the computer so that you can more access
information quickly. But it might also cause to slow down your computer.
- Data Retrieval
Data retrieval is the
process of recovering data which may be files, images, videos, music etc that
you may not able to access either due to or damaged hard drive.
- Defragment
A computer repair
technician might often use the computer term defrag. This statement means
employing a process to clean up a hard drive for removing files or parts of
files and create empty space on your hard drive.
- Full System Re-installation
This is a process is used
as a last resort in computer repairs. If a machine can only be repaired
by erasing data from the hard drive, then a full system re- installation would
be required. The software has to be reloaded thereafter.
- Hardware
This is a very basic computer
terminology used. It refers to the physical components of your computer such as
the mother board, fan, hard drive etc.
- IP Address
IP is an acronym for
‘internet protocol’. It is made up of numbers separated by dots. Every internet
connection has a specific IP address.
- Malware Removal
This has become common now.
It denotes a form of malicious software which is written to cause harm or
damage to a computer or network. There are many different types of
malware which includes viruses, Trojan horses, etc.
- MHz or Megahertz
The speed of the
processor’s clock is measured in megahertz.
- Modem
A modem is also called as
the router. This is the device that transmits data over the phone line.
- Partition
In the computer field the
term partition refers to one or more sections of a hard disk. If you have
a fault with the hard drive of your PC you might be lucky that it is just
the one partition rather than both.
- Safe Mode
Safe mode also known as
safe boot are the technical terms used in computer repairs when a PC or Mac
computer laptop or desktop cannot boot fully or is not fully operational.
- Spyware
Spyware are programs
written that once on your machine watch your keyboard strokes and other use of
your computer.
- Web Search Engine
The web search engines
most commonly used like Google and is an information retrieval system. Other search
engines include Bing and Yahoo along with plenty of others as well
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