Computer science
Computer science
20 terms
I'm in computer science. I have been in the program for 2 years. This glossary will be for myself. In computer science, we can create software. We also manage the network infrastructure. We can help other people to solve theirs problems.
- bios
- Computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- bit
- Binary digit: a single, basic unit of digital information that is represented by one of two values, such as 1 or 0, True or False, or Yes or No.
- code
- Set of instructions, or a system of rules, written in a particular programming language
- cpu
- Central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
- firewall
- An integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system
- hacker
- A person who circumvents security and breaks into a network, computer, file, etc.
- hardware
- The mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system, as the CPU, disk drives, keyboard, or screen.
- hexadecimal
- Numbering system that uses 16 as the radix, employing the numerals 0 through 9 and representing digits greater than 9 with the letters A through F.
- ide
- An integrated development environment: software application that helps programmers develop software code efficiently.
- ip
- Internet Protocol: a communication protocol for computers connected to a network specifying the format for addresses and units of transmitted data.
- library
- A collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or application.
- mac
- Media access control: a physical address and hardware address whose number is uniquely formatted in hexadecimal format and given to each computer or network device on a computer network.
- osi
- Open systems interconnection; an international standardization model to facilitate communications among computers with different protocols.
- program
- A precise sequence of instructions enabling a computer to perform a task; a piece of software
- ram
- Random-access memory; temporary computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs.
- server
- A computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.
- software
- The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
- system
- A working combination of hardware, software, and data communications devices.
- virus
- A segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.
- vulnerability
- A flaw or weakness in a computer system which could be exploited to violate the system security policy.