An organisation that approves US standards for computing and communicationsĪnti-virus (program or software) – a computer program or set of programs used to detect, identify and remove viruses from a computer systemĪpple – the common name for Apple Computer Incorporated, a well-known producer of computers that introduced the WIMP interface on computers such as the Apple MacintoshĪpple Macintosh – a family of personal computers produced by Apple Computer Inc.Īpplet – a very small self-contained computer programĪpplication layer – the only part of a network communications process that a user sees. A form of DSL that has a different bandwidth for the upstream and the downstreamĪL – abbreviation for artificial intelligenceĪlgorithm – a set of precise rules or instructions for solving a problemĪlt (key) – the alternative key on a computer keyboard that changes the function of the other keys when it is held downĪltaVista – the name of a well-known search engine websiteĪnalogue signal – a type of signal that can take any value between a maximum and a minimumĪnalyst programmer – a person whose job is a combination of systems analysis and computer programmingĪnorak – a slang term for an eccentric socially inept person with little or no fashion sense and having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subjectĪNSI – acronym for American National Standards Institute. It is usually on top of any other open windowsĪctuator – a mechanism that converts signals into mechanical movementsĪddress bus – the set of conductors that carry the memory address signals between different parts of a computer systemĪDSL – abbreviation for asymmetric digital subscriber line. It is used for controlling access to the systemĪctive window – the window in a WIMP system that is currently being used.
(Microsoft) Access – a database program developed by the Microsoft CorporationĪccess point – wireless network device that connects a wireless network to a wired networkĪccount – a registration for a user of a network system.
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