Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Systems Software


software that manages hardware sp application software can be able to work.

Language Translators


things that translate language.

Network operating system


software that commands a network what to do.

Boot


to load the 1st things that appear on the computer.

Software Developement


making software.

Utility Software


something to improve hardware, application systems, or operating systems by doing tasks.

User Interface


when people use a system using a certain device.

MS-DOS


operating system made by Microsoft. It was usually used in the 1980's by personal computers.

Unix


an operating system made by AT&T.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Multitasking


doing more than one thing at the same time.

G.U.I. (Graphical user interface)

a user interface that allows people to use things on the computer like dvd players, galleries, or playing games.

operating system



something like wondows vista or mac.

Application Software


something under computer software that tells a computer what to do under the command of a user.

Algorithm



its steps for solving a problem.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Virus


computer program that can infaltrate a person's computer to delete files or mess up the computer

USB Universal Serial Bus

peripheral device that stores data.

UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply


a backup for energy.

Troubleshooting


fixing a problem in the computer.

surge protectors


thing that prevents voltage shocks.

Serial ports


a port that transfers data one bit at a time.

Plug and play


something used to describe that a device finds a part of hardware in a computer.

Parallel ports


ports on a computer that connects to peripheral devices.

Modem


device that decodes data being shared.

Hackers


someone who is able to use someone elses computer.

Firewall


is something to prevent from letting someone use access to someone's computer.

Plug and Play

Plug and play is to tell something about a device that finds a piece of hardware in a system. Technology of plug and play can be a usb, or a mouse. Configuring controils is just fixing devices around. Jumpers are something used for settings that don't have to be changed until its put into another computer.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

My name in ASCII.

(L) 01001100
(l) 01101100
(o) 01101111
(y) 01111001
(d) 01111001
(space) 000000000
(H) 01001000
(e) 01100101
(m) 01101101
( b) 01100010
(r )01110010
(a) 01100001
(d) 01111001
(o)01101111
(r) 01110010