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1 N Computer is an electronic http://whatde
machine which receives finition.blogsp
COMPUTER data through input ot.com/2016/
devices, process and then 03/definition-
shows data on output of-
devices. computer.htm
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2 BRCODE N Barcode is a machine- https://www.

readable code in the defit.org/barc
form of numbers and a ode/
group of parallel lines
with varying width and
spacing which is
generally used for
identifying a product.
3 BARCODE N A Barcode reader or https://simple
READER Barcode scanner is an .wikipedia.org
electronic device which is /wiki/Barcode
able to scan and decode _reader
barcodes. These devices
use optical technology
such as infrared light.

4 DATA N data is any set of https://www.c

characters that has been omputerhope.
gathered and translated com/jargon/d
for some purpose, /data.htm
usually analysis. It can be
any character, including
text and numbers,
pictures, sound, or video.
If data is not put into
context, it doesn't do
anything to a human or
computer.
5 DEVICEE N a device is any internal or https://www.c
external hardware omputerhope.
peripheral that attaches com/jargon/d
to a computer to send, /device.htm
receive, or process data.
For example, a printer is
an example of a device,
although more
appropriately referred to
as a peripheral.
6 SOFWARE N Software or commonly https://payda
called software is a yloans10ukhw
collection of commands .com/comput
that are made with a er-software-
programming language and-business-
that has a unity of the applications.h
same to produce a tml
program / application
that has a certain value
and purpose or set of
electronic data stored
and arranged by the
computer,
7 DISK N A disk drive is a device https://en.wik
implementing such a ipedia.org/wik
storage mechanism. i/Disk_storage
Notable types are the
hard disk drive (HDD)
containing a non-
removable disk, the
floppy disk drive (FDD)
and its removable floppy
disk, and various optical
disc drives (ODD) and
associated optical disc
media.
8 ELEKTRONIK Electronic mail (email or
MALL e-mail) is a method of https://en.wik
exchanging messages ipedia.org/wik
("mail") between people i/Email
using electronic devices.
Invented by Ray
Tomlinson, email first
entered limited use in
the 1960s and by the
mid-1970s had taken the
form now recognized as
email.

9 MOUSE A computer mouse (plural: https://en.wi

N mice) is an input device that is kipedia.org/w
most often used with a iki/Computer
personal computer. Moving a _mouse
mouse along a flat surfacecan
move the on-screen cursor to
different items on the screen.
Items can be moved or
selected by pressing the
mouse buttons (called clicking)

10 MEMORY Computer memory is any https://www.

physical device capable of computerhop
storing information e.com/jargon
temporarily like RAM (random /m/memory.
access memory), or htm
permanently, like ROM (read-
only memory). Memory
devices utilize integrated
circuits and are used by
operating systems, software,
and hardware.
 11 MONITOR N A computer monitor is an https://en.wi
output device that displays kipedia.org/w
information in pictorial form. A iki/Computer
monitor usually comprises the _monitor
display device, circuitry, casing,
and power supply.

12 N A video card is a printed circuit

VGA CARD board (like a motherboard) https://study.
and contains its own com/academ
processing unit and memory. It y/lesson/wha
is like a kind of computer in t-is-a-video-
itself. This essentially takes the card-
load off the motherboard's function-
CPU and memory to process definition-
images. types.html
13 MOTHERBOA N A motherboard is one of the https://study.
RD most essential parts of a com/academ
computer system. It holds y/lesson/wha
together many of the crucial t-is-a-
components of a computer, motherboard
including the central -definition-
processing unit (CPU), memory function-
and connectors for input and diagram.html
output devices
14 RAM N A memory slot, memory https://www.
SLOT socket, or RAM slot is what computerhop
allows RAM (computer e.com/jargon
memory) to be inserted into /m/memoslo
the computer. Depending on t.htm
the motherboard, there may
be two to four memory slots
(sometimes more on high-end
motherboards) and are what
determine the type of RAM
used with the computer.
15 POWERSUPL N PS, P / S, or PSU are https://www.
AY abbreviated for power supply computerhop
or power supply units. A power e.com/jargon
supply is a hardware /p/ps.htm
component of a computer that
supplies all components in a
computer with power.
16 EXRTA FAN N A computer fan is https://en.wi
any fan inside, or attached to, kipedia.org/w
a computer case used iki/Computer
for active cooling, and may _fan
refer to fans that draw cooler
air into the case from the
outside, expel warm air from
inside, or move air across
a heat sink to cool a particular
component.
 17 EXPANSION N Expansion card Alternatively
CARD referred to as an add-on
card, expansion board, internal https://www.
card, interface adapter, computerhop
or card, an expansion card is e.com/jargon
a PCB that fits into /e/expacard.
an expansion slot on a desktop htm
computer. An expansion card
is used to give a computer
additional capabilities, such as
enhanced video performance
via a graphics card

18 The central processing unit https://study.

(CPU) of a computer is a piece com/academ
PROCESSOR N of hardware that carries out y/lesson/cent
the instructions of a computer ral-
program. It performs the basic processing-
arithmetical, logical, and unit-cpu-
input/output operations of a parts-
computer system. definition-fun
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19 A CD-ROM (/ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm/) is a
CD ROM pre-pressed optical compact https://en.wi
N disc that contains data. The kipedia.org/w
name is an acronym for iki/CD-ROM
"Compact Disc Read-Only
Memory". Computers can
read—but not write to or
erase—CD-ROMs

20 MOUSE N A computermouse (plural: https://simpl

mice) is an input device that is e.wikipedia.o
most often used with a personal rg/wiki/Comp
computer. Moving a mouse uter_mouse
along a flat surfacecan move
the on-screen cursor to
different items on the screen.
Items can be moved or
selected by pressing the
mouse buttons (called clicking)
21 MONITOR N A computer monitor is an https://en.wi
output device that displays kipedia.org/w
information in pictorial form. A iki/Computer
monitor usually comprises the _monitor
display device, circuitry, casing,
and power supply.

22 MONITOR N a computer keyboard is https://en.wi

a typewriter-style kipedia.org/w
device[1] which uses an iki/Computer
arrangement of buttons _keyboard
or keys to act as mechanical
levers or electronic switches.
Following the decline of punch
cards and paper tape,
interaction via teleprinter-style
keyboards became the
main input
method for computers.
23 MODEM N A modem (abbreviation of https://en.wi
modulator-demodulator) is a kipedia.org/w
hardware device that converts iki/Modem
data so that it can be
transmitted from computer to
computer over telephone
wires. The goal is to produce a
signal that can be transmitted
easily and decoded to
reproduce the original digital
data
24 N A computer printer is a piece https://simpl
PRINTER of hardware for a computer. It e.wikipedia.o
allows a user to print items rg/wiki/Comp
on paper, such as letters and uter_printer
pictures. Mostly a printer
prints under the control of a
computer. Many can also work
as a copying machine or with
a digital camera to print
directly without using a
computer.
25 SYISTEM N The computer system unit is https://study.
UNIT the enclosure for all the other com/academ
main interior components of a y/lesson/wha
computer. It is also called the t-is-a-
computer case, computer computer-
chassis, or computer tower. system-unit-
function-
components-
definition.ht
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26 SPEAKER N Computer speakers, or https://en.wi
multimedia speakers, are kipedia.org/w
speakers sold for use with iki/Computer
computers, although usually _speakers
capable of other audio uses,
e.g. for an MP3 player.
27 MEMORY N A memory chip is an integrated https://www.
CHIPS circuit made out of millions of techopedia.c
capacitors and transistors that om/definition
can store data or can be used /27619/mem
to process code. Memory chips ory-chip
can hold memory either
temporarily through random
access memory (RAM), or
permanently through read
only memory (ROM).
28 HARD DISK N A hard disk drive (HDD), hard https://en.wi
DRIVE disk, hard drive, or fixed kipedia.org/w
disk,[b] is an iki/Hard_disk
electromechanical data _drive
storage device that
uses magnetic storage to store
and
retrieve digital information
using one or more rigid rapidly
rotating disks (platters) coated
with magnetic material.
29 FLOPPY N A floppy disk, also known as a https://en.wi
DRIVE floppy, diskette, or simply disk, kipedia.org/w
is a type of disk storage iki/Floppy_di
composed of a disk of thin and sk
flexible magnetic storage
medium, sealed in a
rectangular plastic enclosure
lined with fabric that removes
dust particles. Floppy disks are
read and written by a floppy
disk drive (FDD).

30 JOYSTICK N A joystick is an input device https://www.c

that allows the user to control omputerhope.
a character or machine in a com/jargon/j/j
computer program, such as a oystick.htm
plane in a flight simulator.
They look similar to the
control device you would find
on an arcade game, but nearly
always include extra buttons
for additional functionality.

31 TRACKBALL N A trackball is a pointing device https://en.wik

consisting of a ball held by a ipedia.org/wik
socket containing sensors to i/Trackball
detect a rotation of the ball
about two axes—like an
upside-down mouse with an
exposed protruding ball.

32 DIGITAL N A digital https://en.wik

CAMERA camera or digicam isa camera ipedia.org/wik
thatcaptures photographs in d i/Digital_came
igital memory. Most cameras ra
produced today are
digital,[1] and while there are
still dedicated digital cameras,
many more are now
incorporated into devices
ranging from mobile
devices to vehicles.

33 GRAPSHICS N a graphics tablet is a https://www.c

TABLET hardware input device that omputerhope.
enables an artist to draw or com/jargon/g/
sketch digitally using a pen or graptabl.htm
stylus.
 32 BARCOREADE N A Barcode reader or Barcode https://simple
RDE scanner is an electronic device .wikipedia.org
which is able to scan and /wiki/Barcode
decode barcodes. These _reader
devices use optical technology
such as infrared light.

34 SCEAN ER N a scanner or optical scanner is https://www.c

a hardware input device that omputerhope.
optically "reads" and image com/jargon/o
and converts it into a digital /optiscan.htm
signal.

35 MICROPHON N a microphone is a hardware https://www.c

E peripheral and input device omputerhope.
originally invented by Emile com/jargon/m
Berliner in 1877. A /micrphon.ht
microphone allows computer m
users to input audio into their
computers.

36 TOUCH V A touch screen is a display https://www.c

SCREEN device that allows the user to omputerhope.
interact with a computer by com/jargon/t/
using their finger or stylus. toucscre.htm

37 Keyboard N a computer keyboard is a https://en.wik

typewriter-style device[1] ipedia.org/wik
which uses an arrangement of i/Computer_k
buttons or keys to act as eyboard
mechanical levers or
electronic switches. Following
the decline of punch cards
and paper tape, interaction
via teleprinter-style keyboards
became the main input
method for computers.

38 N A numeric keypad, number https://en.wik

pad, numpad, or ten ipedia.org/wik
key,[1][2][3] is the palm-sized, i/Numeric_ke
17-key section of a standard ypad
computer keyboard, usually
on the far right. It provides
calculator-style efficiency for
entering numbers
39 KEYBOARD N a computer keyboard is a https://en.wi
typewriter-style device[1] kipedia.org/w
which uses an arrangement of iki/Computer
buttons or keys to act as _keyboard
mechanical levers or electronic
switches. Following the decline
of punch cards and paper tape,
interaction via teleprinter-style
keyboards became the main
input method for computers.
40 MONITOR N a monitor is an output device https://www.
that displays video images and computerhop
text. A monitor is made up of e.com/jargon
circuitry, a screen, a power /m/monitor.h
supply, buttons to adjust tm
screen settings, and casing
that holds all of these
components.

41 COPYHOLDE N A copyholder is a device that https://en.wi

R holds the hand written or kipedia.org/w
printed material being typed iki/Copyholde
by a copy typist. They were r
used in the past with
typewriters and are now used
with computers and word
processors like Writer or
Word.

42 PRINTER N A computer printer is a piece https://simpl

of hardware for a computer. It e.wikipedia.o
allows a user to print items rg/wiki/Comp
on paper, such as letters and uter_printer
pictures. Mostly a printer
prints under the control of a
computer. Many can also work
as a copying machine or with
a digital camera to print
directly without using a
computer.
43 LASER N A laser printer is a type of https://www.
PRINTER printer that uses a laser and techopedia.c
electrical charge model instead om/definition
of the traditional printing of /3606/laser-
ink onto paper. Laser printers printer
have increased the neatness
and sophistication of print
projects, with typical
resolutions of 600 dots per
inch or higher.
44 LCD jektor N An LCD projector is a type of https://en.wi
Pro video projector for displaying kipedia.org/w
video, images or computer iki/LCD_proje
data on a screen or other flat ctor
surface.

45 Speakers N Computer speakers, or https://en.wi

multimedia speakers, are kipedia.org/w
speakers sold for use with iki/Computer
computers, although usually _speakers
capable of other audio uses,
e.g. for an MP3 player.
46 Headphone Headphones (or head-phones https://en.wi
N in the early days of telephony kipedia.org/w
and radio) are a pair of small iki/Headphon
loudspeaker drivers worn on es
or around the head over a
user's ears. They are
electroacoustic transducers,
which convert an electrical
signal to a corresponding
sound.
47 OUTPUT An output device is any https://www.
DEVICE peripheral that receives data computerhop
from a computer, usually for e.com/jargon
display, projection, or physical /o/outputde.
reproduction. For example, the htm
image shows an inkjet printer,
an output device that can
make a hard copy of any
information shown on your
monitor, which is another
example of an output device.
Monitors and printers are two
of the most common output
devices used with a computer.
48 FACSIMILE A facsimile (fax) machine uses https://www.
MACHINE public switched telephone techopedia.c
networks (PSTN) and the om/definition
Internet for the electronic fax /3590/facsimi
transmission of text and le-machine-
images.Digital fax machines fax-machine
use modified Huffman and
modified read data
compression formats and scan
100-400 lines per inch (LPI).
Union's Standardization Sector
(ITU-T).
49 PEN DRIVE A pen drive, or a USB flash https://www.
drive, is a portable data- techwalla.co
storage device. Pen drives m/articles/de
have replaced the floppy finition-of-a-
drives of old and have become pen-drive
the most popular data-storage
devices among consumers.
Micro, lightweight and handy,
a pen drive can be easily
carried from place to place by
students, professionals,
academicians and independent
tech consultants.
50 FLASH V A flashcard or flash card is a https://en.wi
CARD card bearing information, as kipedia.org/w
words or numbers, on either iki/Flashcard
or both sides, used in
classroom drills or in private
study. One writes a question
on a side and an answer
overleaf