Note : This is only a basic glossary of Year 1, 2 and 3 ICTL Syllabus and a commonly used ICT term.

GLOSSARY access audio card auto play antivirus application AVR backup browse : To find information, especially on a computer. : Sound card : A feature on computers in which a CD is automatically recognized on insertion. : A type of software that looks for and removes viruses in programs and documents on your computer. : A piece of computer software which does a particular job. : Auto Voltage Regulator; a device that control power supply. : A copy of a computer document, program etc, which is made in case the original becomes lost or damaged. : To examine the content of a large data set especially when locating and retrieving information with a search strategy. : A piece of equipment in a computer that is used to read a CD. : Compact Disc Read-Only Memory; a CD on which large quantities of information can be stored to be used by a computer. : Compact Disc Rewritable; a type of CD that you can record music, images, or other information onto, using special equipment on your computer, and that can be recorded onto several times. : A letter, mark, or sign used in writing, printing, or on a computer. : To press a button on a mouse to choose something from the screen that you want the computer to do.

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: Involves holding a button down while moving the Mouse. : An instruction to a computer to do something. : To produce a replica of some stored information in a different part of the store. : Central Processing Unit; the part of a computer that controls what it does. : A mark that can be moved around a computer screen to show where you are working. : To remove something from a document or file on a computer. : A system failure. : The main area on a computer where you can find the icons that represent programs, and where you can do things to manage the information on the computer. : A box that appears on your computer screen when the program you are using needs to ask you a question before it can continue to do something. You click on one part of the box to give your answer. : A place in a computer where files or programs are organized. : To deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use. : Acronym for Disk Operating System. : To organize the space on a computer disk so that information can be stored on it. : A piece of written work that is stored on a computer. : To click mouse button twice. : To get information or programs from a computer network to a small computer. : To move words, pictures etc on a computer screen by pulling them along with the mouse. : Electronic book; a book that you read on a computer

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screen or on a special small computer that you can hold in your hands, and that is not printed on paper. e-mail : A system that allows you to send and receive messages by computer. : A message that is sent from one person to another using the email system. : Information on a computer that you store under a particular name. : A square piece of plastic that you can store computer information on, and which you can remove from and put into a computer. : A piece of equipment in a computer that is used to get information from a floppy disk. : A group of related documents that you store together on a computer. : Free computer software, often available on the Internet. : A computer software that is used to design objects or pictures. : A circuit board that connects to a computer and allows the computer to show images, such as video images, on its screen. : Information from a computer that is printed out onto paper, or the printed papers themselves. : A disk inside a computer that is used for storing information. : To mark written words in a different colour on a computer. : A small sign or picture on a computer screen relating to a particular function. : The process of entering data into a computer. : Any device that is used to enter data into computer. : To add new software to a computer so that it is ready

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to be used. interface : The way in which you see the information from a computer program on a screen, or how you type information into the program. : A computer system that allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information. : A board with buttons marked with letters or numbers that are pressed to put information into a computer or other machine. : The way in which something such as a computer lab is arranged. : The process by which a user identifies herself or himself to a system. : Of peripheral devices or files; not connected to the system or not usable. : Connected to the system and usable. : The process of producing data out of a computer. : Any device that is used to produced data out of computer. : A set of computers that are connected to each other so that they can share information. : A system in a computer that helps all the programs in it to work together. : The information produced by a computer. : To make words that you have removed or copied appear in a new place on a computer screen. : Personal Computer; a computer that is used by one person at a time, either at home or at work. : A piece of equipment that is connected to a computer and used with it, for example a printer. : A menu or window that can appear suddenly on a computer screen while you are using it.

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: A connection point that allows input/output devices to be connected to the computer, such as a printer. : A unique character string held by each user, a copy of which is stored within the system. : To switch off an electrical or electronic device. : To switch on an electrical or electronic device. : To restart a computer after it has been operating for some time, usually in attempt to clear an error condition. : To set running again after a temporary halt. : A computer program that makes a moving image appear on the screen when the image on it has not changed for a period of time, especially so that the screen does not become damaged. : A part on the side of a computer screen that you move using a mouse in order to move up or down. : A computer program that helps you find information on the internet. :The main computer on a network, which controls all the others. : One of the computers on a network that provides a special service. : The act of organizing computer system. : Free or cheap computer software, usually produced by small companies, that you can use for a short time before you decide whether to buy it or not. : To turn off a computer. : Information stored in a computer's memory or shown on a screen rather than printed on paper. : The sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job. : A single pass through the data of one or more components in an image. : A control object that belongs to a window in a graphical user interface.

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: Denoting hardware or software that is capable of performing its function without being connected to any other component. : To send data from user PC through the server to the internet. : A name or special word that proves who you are and allows you to enter a computer system or use the internet. : A set of instructions secretly put onto a computer or computer program, which can destroy information. : the system on the Internet that allows you to find and use information that is held on computers all over the world : synonym the World Wide Web : A type of operating system for computers, produced by the Microsoft Corporation, which allows users to run several programs at the same time in separate areas of the computer screen. Windows systems include Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. : Computer software that you use for writing letters and other documents. : A computer that is part of an office computer system. : A computer file that has been made smaller so that it is easier to store and move.

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References:1) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Pearson Education Limited 2003. 2) Oxford Dictionary of Computing. Fifth Edition 2004. Oxford University Press. 3) Macmillan English Dictionary for Advance Learners. Limited Edition 2002. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.