IT Words (anhand erklärender Sätze)

[C] a small picture on the screen which represents a computer application, a file etc.

[U] a form of Internet fraud that involves someone pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or gain other benefits

[C, usually sing.] the use of the internet as a means to connect sources of information worldwide

[C] a computer utility program that uses AI to perform tasks such as retrieving and delivering information

relating to computer programs that accept input from the user while they are running

relating to a system of mutually linked devices or systems

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

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

[C] any set of actions that attempt to undermine the integrity, confidentiality or availability of a resource.

[C] the essential part of a program or operating system that performs the basic functions

to access a computer system, often by means of a password

to perform the routine to finish using a computer system

relating to a basic level of development of a device, usually implying a cheap price

[C] a type of card which stores data by modifying the magnetism on a band of magnetic material.

[C] a large and powerful computer that can support hundreds, or even thousands, of users at the same time

[C] a language that has codes for indicating the layout and styling of a file, such as italics, paragraphs, insertion of graphics

- [C] a web page made by mixing and matching content from other sources - to automatically mix and match content from other sources on one?s web page

[C] application software for playing multimedia files, including both audio and video files

[C] he working space used by the computer to hold the program that is currently running, along with the data it needs

[C] a removable device with a flash memory card format

to combine two files in such a way that the resulting file has the same organization as the two original files

extremely small

a device for transmitting data over a telephone line, which converts analogue signals to digital signals and vice versa

[C] the main circuit board that everything plugs into and that contains the CPU, the busses, memory sockets, etc.

many or much, more than one

indicating extreme smallness: one billionth part of a unit

related to the Internet

[U] the rules of correct or polite behaviour for the Internet, especially in forums and chatrooms

[C] someone who uses the Internet frequently and in a responsible way

[C] a group of interconnected computers, including the hardware and software used to connect them

(of a computers) able to "learn" from experience, used in applications such as speech recognition and medical diagnosis

[C] a discussion group on the Internet which is focused on a particular topic

[C] a pseudonym users give themselves, either to protect their identity or to create an online presence

[C] an interconnection point on a computer network where numerous lines come together at the same switch

related to an approach to programming in which each data item with the operations used on it is designated as an object

not connected to the computer and not turned on; or not connected to a computer network or the Internet

[C] a model for describing the world that consists of a objects or concepts, their properties and their relationships

[C] the main control program of a computer that schedules tasks, manages storage, and handles peripherals

[C] a piece of a message that is formatted for transmission on a network and includes its source and destination in the header

[C] a secret sequence of letters and other symbols for authentication to log into a computer system