IT Words (anhand erklärender Sätze)

referring to the process of transferring data between two local devices, especially between a computer and a mobile device

[C] imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas; for example weather conditions or chemical reactions

[C] regular postal service mail, which is slower than electronic mail

[C] the original form in which a computer program is written before it is translated into machine code

- [U] the electronic equivalent of junk mail, often advertising material - to send the same message to many different people over the Internet

[C] an application that is used to perform automatic calculations on changing data

[C] a computer that works on its own without being part of a network

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

to play sound or video it on your computer while it is being downloaded from the net -or- the file played on your computer while it is being downloaded from the net

[C] a pen-like pointing and writing device for the screens on handheld computers

to navigate through cyberspace like a surfer riding the top of a wave

to move a card with information stored on a magnetic stripe through a device to read this information

[U] harmonizing a single set of data between two or more devices, automatically copying changes back and forth

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

- [C] an indication of command beginnings and endings or a file formatting command - to mark a section of a file with a formatting command

relating to long distance

a piece of equipment, consisting of at least a keyboard and a screen that joins a user to the central computer network

[C] a miniature display on a computer screen which shows you what a larger picture will look

[C] a small helper program that performs a specific non-routine task, such as adding a graphic

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

[C] sending data from one point to another by means of radio waves or along a transmission line

to send data from one point to another by means of radio waves or along a transmission line

[C] a destructive program that masquerades as a benign application containing additional hidden code

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

trying to access a network or a computer without the official permission

relating to a disk or a file which is not ready for use and unorganized

to remove an application from a computer by removing all the files that were added when the application was initially installed

[C] a power supply that includes a battery to maintain power in case of a power failure

(of a computer or computer system) working and ready for use

- to change or add to the data in a file in order to make the data current - [C] a change or addition to a file so that it has the most recent information

- to install or make a new and presumably better version of hardware or software - [C] a newer, presumably better, version of hardware or software

- to transfer data from your computer to a server - [C] the data transferred from your computer to a server

[C] an individual name used to gain access to a computer system, also part of an email address before the @ symbol

[C] a small helper program that performs a specific routine task, such as examining or copying files

existing on a computer or on the Internet, rather than in the real world

relating to memory or storage devices that lose their content when the power is shut off

relating to computer programs and devices

[C] a unique inaudible code inserted into a digital file that identifies the owner or the first person who legally purchased the file

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

[C] a symbol that can represent any single or group of numbers or letters in operating systems and applications