I'm a student who aspires to study in computer science's field, and would like to change my actual program to study in this field. This glossary will help anybody who is interested in anything related to computer science, whenever they have curiosity, or they are starting to study in this program. Computer science gives you extremely useful skills to have because it can help you understand the technological world that we live, or it can help you find work, and it helps you resolve many things who can be resolved via technology. This glossary includes twenty terms where you can find his part of speech to an image that can help you visualize the term. Almost every single thing in this glossary was found trough the internet, exempt the term who was found in my English book. I hope this glossary will help those who are searching for these terms.
applet
noun
A very small application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple functions.
Example: There's a useful control applet which can be used to center the picture.
fr: applet
array
noun
Data saved in a sequential form on a computer.
Example: Less pauses where given when the values for 30, 40 and 50 were given in the ARRAY as the next digit that has to spoken by the clock didn't needed much of the pause in it as saying "thirty five" should not have a big pause in between "thirty" and "five" speaking by the clock.
fr: Tableau
Bit
noun
A binary digit, either a 0 or a 1, used to represent computerized data.
Example: With its 4-BIT CPU, command register, decoder, decoding control, control monitoring of machine commands and interim register, the 4004 was a revolutionary piece.
fr: bit
buffer
noun
A RAM storage location for temporary data to speed up an operation such as disk access or printing.
Example: A common optimisation to reduce write stalls is write BUFFER, which allows the processor to continue as soon as the data is written to the BUFFER.
fr: Tampon
Byte
noun
A group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.
Example: If bit 0 is set, then all output from the camera is in raw BYTE packets.
fr: octet
Client
noun
A client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server as part of the client–server model of computer networks.
Example: Visitors to the site will be using a CLIENT using at least 800x600 pixel resolution and displaying a minimum of 256 colours, and a browser capable of executing CLIENT-side VBScript programming.
fr: client
cloud computing
noun
The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
Example: These online surveillance providers are utilizing cloud computing technologies to consolidate multi-site surveillance video over the web.
fr: Cloud computing
compression
noun
Data compression is the process of encoding, restructuring or otherwise modifying data in order to reduce its size.
Example: Image COMPRESSION can be applied but this has led to artefacts appearing in images and a lowering of the quality of the image.
fr: compression
defragment
verbe
(of software) reduce the fragmentation of (a file) by concatenating parts stored in separate locations on a disk.
Example: The safe way to defragment your files.
fr: défragmenter
domain name
noun
The part of a network address that identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.
Example: To provide generic addresses, a username can be created for each person and this can form the first part of the address and the Internet DOMAIN NAME of the company can be used in the second part of the email address.
fr: nom de domaine
encryption
noun
The process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.
Example: I use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
fr: chiffrement
file extension
noun
A group of letters occurring after a period in a file name, indicating the format of the file.
Example: The web pages (Active Server Pages) are held in the root here, indicated with the .asp FILE EXTENSION.
fr: extension de fichier
hardware
noun
The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system.
Example: There is a lack of consensus, however, when the law has to respond to new developments like electronic circuits (HARDWARE), new forms of information (documents and media stored digitally, software) and new channels of distribution (internet file sharing).
fr: matériel
motherboard
noun
A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
Example: For instance, the expansion slot on the MOTHERBOARD which support or work together with the processor, Intel developed its de facto standards for PCI and AGP slot which are now the basic layout on any MOTHERBOARD (Intel, 2006).
fr: carte mère
peripheral device
noun
A peripheral device is hardware attached to a computer system that provides the system with extra functions but does not contribute to its primary function.
Example: There are many types of computer peripherals, including input devices, output devices, storage devices, and networking devices.
fr: périphérique
pixel
noun
A minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed.
Example: The camera scans photographs and encodes the image into pixels
fr: pixels
URL
noun
The address of a web page.
Example: Type a URL into a browser's address bar
fr: URL
Web hosting
noun
The activity or business of providing storage space and access for websites.
Example: When you sign up for a web hosting service, you basically rent some space on a physical server where you can store all the files and data necessary for your website to work properly.
fr: hébergement Web
wiki
noun
A website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
Example: Millions of people have contributed personal homepages, weblogs (blogs), WIKI pages and other sites to the growing body of human expression available online.
fr: wiki
word processor
noun
A word processor is a device or software program capable of creating, storing, and printing text documents.
Example: If the WORD PROCESSOR cannot read the file due to issues concerning compatibility then it is doubtful as to whether the suites are suitable.
