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a symbol that can represent any single or group of numbers or letters in OS and applications

a part of TCP/IP, which is used to route a data packet from its source to its destination over the internet

to isolate the source of a problem which is suspected to be hardware-related and fix it

to find and remove errors in a computer programm

(to install or make) a new and presumably better version of hardware or software

breaking a file into parts to store the data in whatever disk areas are available

the main circuit board inside a computer that everything plugs into ant that contains the CPU, the buses, memory sockets etc.

the place in a network or organization where users ask questions or report problems with hardware or software

a collaborative construction engine on the Web which allows any user to add and edit content

th change encrypted data back to its original form

a programm or service in the internet that allows users to search for files ans information

relating to changing data that is processed fat enough to controll its source; or referring to events simulated in real-live speed

a flat surface in a cinema on a television or a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

an indivudual name used to gain access to a computer system, also part of an email adress before the @ symbol

a destructive programm that masquerades as a benign application containing additional hidden code

the electronic equivalent of junk mail, often advertising mail

a system to mamage all the information of a business or company from shared data stores

link computer with network or internet

a device for entering drawings, sketches or handwriting into a computer by means of an LCD screen and stylus

extremely small

turn off an optional software item, making it non-functional

the main page of a Web site to which the others are linked

a map or plan showing the arrangement and interlinking of computers in a network

any piece of hardware and connected to a computer, or any aprt of the computer outside the CPU and working memory

applying the ressources of many computers in a network to solve or work on the same problem simultaneously

a shared boundary or common point for interaction between hardware and hardware or between a human and a computer

(of a computer or -system) able to "learn" from experience, used in applications such as speech recognition, robotics, medical diagnosis, etc.

a virtual container used to organize other ... and files in a hierarchical structure

able to be rewritten many times; for example: storage media such as optical disks and magnetic tapes

the process of placing, holding and retrieving data on a computer