1. LuisHumbertoLópez&JessicaYuraniLondoño
&AnnaMaríaOsorio
2010
EnglishDictionary
Glossary of technical language
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2. A
 ATM ( Asynchronus Transfer Mode ):Multiplexingtechnologyandhighspeed,usedto
transmitdifferenttypesof traffic,includingvoice,videoanddata.
 Agent: Shortprogram "smart" createdto make certainpeople tasks,providingthe user
operative.
 AGP: portgraphicsaccelerator.Letsrun fast three-dimensionalgraphicsfiles.
 Algorithm:A setof well-definedrulesforsolvingaproblem
 ALT: Used incombinationwithotherkeystogenerate commands.
 ActiveX: Technologythatprovidesaprogrammingenvironmentto allow interactionand
customizationof Websites.
 Allocation:Locatión,ubication
 Applet:Small programin Javaprogramminglanguage embeddedinawebpage
 Archie:A tool that letsyoulocate filesonthe Internet
 @ : Inthe e-mail,isthe symbol thatseparatesthe username the name of youremail
provider.
 Authoring:Activitytocreate contentforWebPagesinHTML format.The administratorof
a Web masteror Website isgenerallyresponsible forcontentauthoring.
 AVI:Microsoftformatfor audioand videofiles.

3. B
 bandwidth:Technical termthatdeterminesthe volumenof informationthatcanflow
througha physical meansof data communication.
 Bad command:Commandwrong.The drive mechanismusedinvalidorincorrectcommand
for the unit.
 Backbone:Highspeedconnectionthatconnectstocomputersresponsibleforcirculating
large volumesof information..Usedtoconnect networkstogetherusingdifferent
technologies.
 Backdoor:hiddensectionof acomputerprogram that isoperatedonlyif there are
particularconditionsorcircumstancesinthe program.
 Back-endprocessor:the processorthatisusedfor determinatedandspecializedfunction,
For example toadministrateadata-base.
 Backup: Isa securitycopyto preventpossible lossof information
 Banner:ads that occupiespartof a Webpage.Clickingonit,the ridercan reachthe
advertiser'ssite.
 BBS (BulletinBoardSystem):A computerizedsystemfordataexchange betweenagroup
of people whoshare the same geographicalarea.
 -Bcc: blindcarboncopy.Functionthat letsyousendan e-mail tomore thanone recipient
and yourname will notappearon the mailinglist.
 -Betatest:in the software developmentprocess,isthe secondphase of verificationor
testing,priortoproduct launch.
 -BIOS:Basic Input/ OutputSystem:.Setof procedurestocontrol the flow of data between
the operatingsystemandhardware devices.
 Bit: Anabbreviationforbinarydigit(bit).The bitisthe smallestunitof storage inabinary
systemwithinacomputer.
 Buffermemoryareausedtostore data temporarilyduringaworksession.
 Bus: commonbond,commonconductor,viainterconnection.Methodof interconnection
of devicesusingasingle sharedline.

4.  SearchEngine:A tool that letsyouputcontenton the Web,how Booleansearching
throughkeywords.Searchenginesare organizedbywordorindexes.
 Byte:A unitof informationusedbycomputers.Eachbyte consistsof eightbits.
 Serial Bus:A methodof transmittingabitat a time ona single line.
C
 Coaxial Cable: This is a copper wire surrounded by insulation.
 Cable-modem: modem that connects a computer with high speed Internet through
a cable TV line.
 Cache: a browser's cache stores copies of frequently accessed documents, so that
in the future appear more quickly.
 Character: number, letter or symbol on the computer, consisting of a byte.
 CD-ROM: Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. Compact disc read-only. It has a
storage capacity of up to 650 megabytes, much greater than the diskette.
 Chat: chat. Internet service that allows two or more users to chat online using the
keyboard.
 Chip: An abbreviation for "microchip." Very small circuit consisting of thousands to
millions of transistors printed on a silicon wafer.
 Clipboard:
Command (command) statement that a user gives the computer operating system
to perform a certain task.
 COMPUTER: Computer, universal machine for automated processing of
information.
 CONTRO UNIT: Control Unit. Organ that interprets and execute the instructions of
the computer.

5.  Cookie: small text file that a website places on the hard drive of a computer visits.
At the same time, collects information about the user. Accelerates site navigation.
Their use is controversial because it threatens the privacy of users.
 CPU: Central Processing Unit Central Processing Unit. Is the processor that contains
the logic circuits that perform the instructions on the computer.
 CRTL: This is a key generally used in combination with other or others to get
different to those drawn in the normal keyboard is used simultaneously pressing
 CURSOR: Mark or moving point of light that appears on the screen or a computer
terminal and always indicates the position of the next character entered by the
keyboard.
 CURSOR MOVEMENT: Moving the cursor

6. D
 Direct Access: isan iconto quicklyreopenaprogram or file.
 Deputy:Itis nameda data file sentwithanemail.
 Database:A collectionof dataorganizedinamannerthat is easyto access,manage and
update.
 DATA FILE: Data File.
 DATA BASE: A database. Systematic organization of data files for easy access,
retrieval and updating.
 -Data entry: data entry. Process of entering data into a computer for processing.
 -Data: data, information.
 -Directory (directory): A group of interrelated files that are stored under one name.
 -Hard Drive: turntable storage in the form of circular plate coated with a magnetic
film. The data is recorded in concentric tracks on the film.
 -DISKETTE: Disco. Is a floppy disk made of mylar plastic sheet coated with magnetic
oxide, which can record computer data.
 -Down load: download, download. Transfer of information from the Internet to a
computer.
E

7.  ENTER: Enter, enter. Is the key with which informs the computer that already has
written a command and must proceed to execute it.
 Ethernet: In addition to defining the physical and Ethernet connections are defined
as transmit data.
 Emulation: The process of reconciliation between computers using software.
Encrypt, protect file content expressing a coded language. Simple coded languages
consist, for example, in replacing letters with numbers.
 Extranet: part of an intranet access available to customers and other users outside
the company.
F
 FDDI (FiberDistributedDataInterface):DistributedDataInterface fiber.
 -Firewall:A computerthatruns special software usedtopreventunauthorizeduseraccess
to the network.
 FiberOptictechnologytotransmitinformationaspulsesof lightthroughaglassfiberduct
 -FTP(File TransferProtocol):File TransferProtocol.Allowsyoutosendandreceive files
fromInternet.
G
 Gateway:A device usedtoconnectdifferenttypesof operatingenvironments.
 -General Failure:General Failure.Thisoccurswhenusingafloppydiskette isunformatted
or poorlyinsuredordiscdrive isdaa ± ado.

8.  -GIF:Graphic Interchange Format.Graphical formatwidelyused.Worm:A program that
copiesitself onlytofill the entire memory.Itisa virusthat usuallycome throughe © s
electronic-mail,asattachment
H
 Hub: Concentrator. Device is typically used in star topology as the focal point of a
network.
 - Hardware: all the physical components of the computer and its peripherals.
 - Hypertext interlinked texts. By clicking with the mouse the user moves from one
text to another, connected to the last.
 - Hyperlink: link.
I
 Inbox: where you store emails and files for e-mail.

9. T
 Tree:data structure in whichrecordsare storedin a hierarchical way.
V
 Virus:A program that searches,andeventuallyeliminatecomputervirusesthatmayhave
infectedahard diskor floppydisk.