Technology vocabulary List for Competitive Exams

 Technology vocabulary List for Competitive Exams

Dear Readers, Here we are providing Very Useful Technology Vocabulary list that frequently used in our day life. This is very helpful for various competitive exams across the world example; IETL, GRE, ICET, UPSC, UPPSC, IFS, SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank PO, Clerks, IBPS, RRB, Insurance exams ... etc. This is very helpful Interviews if your attending, different entrance examination etc.  Information Technology Vocabulary List is given below.

 

1. Access to the Internet – connect to the Internet

2. Advance  - Modern and Well Developed

3. Automation – Computer can do task without human interation

4. Advances in technology – Innovations in technology

5. Bookmark -  to mark a webpage for future purpose

6. Browse – Search something

7. Blog - Website that contains information to be available everyone on the internet

8. Boot - booting is the process of starting a computer.

9. Back up your files – Save your Data

10. Become rapidly obsolete – Quickly become out of date

11. Byte - The main unit of memory in a computer. Eight bits that are combined and recognized by the computer as numbers, letters, and symbols

12. Bit - An individual piece of computerized information

13. CPU - Central Processing Unit= The “brains” of the computer. This unit directs the computer’s activities.

14. CD -  Compact Disk – Read Only Memory

15. Connect- Communication between objects Ex; Internet connect with Computer

16. Computer literate – Adequate knowledge of a computer

17. Control remotely – To control technology from a another location

18. Device – Object or Machine

19. Downloading from the Internet – With internet, Receive the data from another computer  

20. Electronic mail (e-mail) is a computer-based application for the exchange of messages between users.  

21. Electronic Funds Transfer – EFT Money Transaction via the Internet

22. Emerging technology – Advance improvement in software

23. Gadget - an advanced piece of technology, like smartphone

24. HTML  - HyperText Markup Language -- The language in which World Wide Web documents are written.

25. Hard drive - An inflexible magnetic disk with greater storage capacity than a CD; can be internal to the computer or external

26. Internet  - A global network connecting millions of computers.

27. ISP  - Internet Service Provider

28. Format a disk - Prepare a storage medium, usually a disk, for reading and writing information.

29. Folders - A folder is an object that can contain multiple documents. Folders are used to organize information/files.

30. Firewall -  A mechanism to keep unauthorized users from accessing parts of a network or host computer.

31. File – Collection of Data/Information

32. Hacking into the network – To get the data through illegal process

33. Install -set up application (software program) in computer that we can use to do a task

34. Internet access – Connect to Internet

35. Internet of Things – A network connecting machines in a location so that they can be remotely controlled

36. Internet-enabled – Machines or devices which have Internet access facility

37. Keep a hard copy – Keep a paper copy

38. Keyboard - The part of the computer containing the keys and sometimes the mouse. It allows you to type and enter information on the computer

39. LCD  - Liquid Crystal Display-A type of display used in digital watches, many portable computers, and flat screen monitors.

39. LAN  - Local Area Network-A group of computers and other devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a communications link that enables any device to interact with any other device on the network.

40. Monitor – Computer Screen Display

41. Mouse - A handheld device that moves the computer screen cursor

42. Not rocket science – It is not very difficult

43. Operating system – It is intermediate between User and Hardware

44. Online piracy – Downloading and distributing copyrighted content digitally without having permission such as software, movies, music etc...

45. Perform – Refers Speed of a Computer functionality

46. PDF File - Portable Document Format- The page description language used in the Acrobat document exchange system.

47. Reboot – Restart your Computer

48. Re-install the programs – Re set up software onto the computer again

49. ROM (Read Only Memory) - This is the permanent memory. Its contents can only be read by the computer. Nothing new can be stored in it.

50. RAM (Random Access Memory) - This is a type of computer memory that allows data to be stored and retrieved as required. It is called random access because any part of the memory can be located without having to go through everything that comes before it.

51. Shop online – Do the shopping online using Internet

52. Shut down – Turn off the computer

53. Social media networks – A place which Connects the people to communicate on the internet

54. Surfing the web – Search the information on the Internet

55. Spreadsheet -  A software tool used to organize data in a row and column format and to perform multiple calculations.

56. Server - A computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of E-mail) to other computers in the network
57. Scanner  - A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a format that the computer can use.

58. To click on an icon – Click on the pictures or Symbols to make active the software

59. To crash – Stop the functionality

60. To Log in – To sign onto the computer

61. To upgrade your computer system – To make your computer functionality better
62. URL - Universal Resource Locator- The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.

63. Update - To bring something to the latest version.

64. Virus - A destructive computer program that invades by means of a normal program and damages the computer system

65. Wireless hotspots – To connect internet via air

66. WAN - Wide Area Network - A communications network that connects geographically separated areas

67. Web address: to type the web address of a website in to the address bar of your browser
WWW - World Wide Web - A hypertext-based collection of computers on the Internet that allows you to travel from one linked document to another, even if those documents reside on many different servers.

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