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Computer Vocabularies(P2)

Computer Vocabularies(P2)

Word
Meaning
CD-ROM 
- a disk for storing computer information. It looks like an audio CD.
CPU
Central Processing Unit. This is a PC's heart or "brains".
data
Usually means the information (text, pictures, audio etc) that you create or share on a computer, as opposed to the programs that manipulate the data.
DOS
Disk Operating System. The original system used for PCs, where you typed in commands instead of pointing and clicking.
driver 
a small program that tells a PC how a peripheral works
ebook
- an electronic book that can be downloaded and read on a computer or other device
electronic mail (email, e-mail)
messages sent from one computer to another. You can see email on the screen or print it out.
file
a specific computer record. It could contain data such as text (essay.doc), or a program such as paint.exe.
floppy disk 
- a cheap, removable disk used for storing or transferring information. It is floppy (soft) because it is plastic. (Now virtually obsolete.) See hard disk.
floppy drive
The device used to run a floppy disk (usually drive "A".) (Now virtually obsolete.)

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Medical Vocabulary

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Movie vocabularies(P2)

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