IT Words (anhand erklärender Sätze)

[C] a group of integrated circuits (chips) that are used together to perform a specific function

[C] a workstation or a software program a personal computer, both of which rely on a server to perform certain tasks

[C] a special memory area (buffer) which is used to transfer text or graphics within a document or between documents

- [C] a group of computers, connected together to improve computing power - to connect a group of computers together to improve computing power

- [U] written computer instructions - to write computer instructions

[U] software designed to help people to work together on a project with computers

[C] an instruction given to the computer by means of keyboard, mouse or voice command

(of software and hardware) (~ with) able to work together

[C] a computer program that translates a high-level programming language into machine code

to code data in a format that takes up less space and is faster to transmit

[U] the act of coding data in a format that takes up less space and is faster to transmit

a branch of forensic science pertaining to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media

using computer systems as aids for special purposes

being able to use a computer well

to store in, to equip with or to control by means of computers

[C] the way a computer or network is set up to meet the user?s requirements, or the setup of the hard-/software components

to set up a program or computer system for a particular use

(~ to) to link up a computer with the Internet or a computer network

[U] a program or device's ability to link with other programs and devices

[U] merging two or more disparate technologies by incorporating, for example, digicams and Web browsers into PDAs

to damage a computer file in such a way that the information in it is no longer correct

to break into a computer system or to copy software illegally by breaking copy-protection and registration techniques

[C] a program that collects and indexes Web pages and the references linked to them

[C] a small mark that can be moved around a computer screen to show textly where you are working

to adapt a program or application to suit the needs of the owner

related to the new things that have been made possible by computer systems or the Internet

[U] the process of extracting hidden patterns from a group of data that can be used to predict future behaviour

[C] the speed at which data can be transmitted from one device to another

the combination of many different databases which come from different parts of a business and which are stored together

to find and remove the errors in a computer program

to change a compressed file back to its original size

to change encrypted data back to its original form

- [U] an instruction assumed by a program if the user gives no other instructions - (of a program) to assume an instruction if the user gives no other instructions

to put all the parts of a file together in one location, which reduces the time the computer needs to load it into memory

[C] a computer screen which represents an office desktop and shows the icons of the programs ready for use

using traditional copper telephone lines with analogue signals to connect a computer to a network

[C] a special window on a screen allowing the user to communicate with the computer by entering information or setting options

[C] any number from 0 to 9

using a series of the digits one and zero to receive and send information by means of an electronic signal that is either on or off

to convert analogue information into a digital form that can be read and processed by a computer