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| CPU | (Central Processing Unit) The nerve centre of the computer : everything flows through it. Often just called (the processor). The best known PC processors are Intel\\\'s Pentium and AMD\\\'s Athlon |
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| Crack, cracked | A crack is a small program intended to defeat software\\\'s copy protection, thus allowing unlicensed copies to be made - stealing it, in effect. Software that is distributed with its copy protection disabled or bypassed has been (cracked). |
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| Crash | When a computer program or operating system stops working completely or almost completely it (or the computer) is said to have (crashed). When a computer crashes it usually needs to be rebooted before it can be used again. See also lockup. |
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| Crawler | A program that analyzes or indexes pages on the World Wide Web for search engines. also known as a spider. |
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| CRT | (Cathode Ray Tube) The imaging technology used in most desktop monitors. Provides an excellent colour display, but is extremely bulky and is now being gradually supplanted by TFT. |
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| CSS | (Cascading Style Sheets) A set of HTML commands used to control the style of web pages, much more complex than the tag-set it is intended to replace, but also more powerful and particularly useful for retaining a uniform style across a large website. Generally only used by professional web designers. |
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| Data | Any information created by a user, such as documents, pictures or sound recordings. |
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| Database | A program used for organising any kind of information on a computer into a searchable form, anything from a list of contacts to a complex stock control and accounts system. |
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| DDR | (Double Data Rate) A fast type of RAM for a PC, originally only used on high performance graphics cards but now being used for general memory in most high-end PCs. DDR2 is a yet faster version. |
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| Default | A default setting is one you have not changed - what a program will do (or use) if you do not tell it any different. (Accept the defaults) means leave any settings as they are. |
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| Desktop | A computer designed to sit on a desk (as opposed to a laptop). In Windows, it also means the screen you see when you are not running any programs, with [My Computer], the Recycle Bin and so on. |
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| Digital | Literally (to do with numbers). Often used to describe a device using computer technology to replace older, traditional technologies. For example, a digital camera is one that stores images electronically rather than on chemical film. |
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| DIMM | (Dual In-line Memory Module; pr. dim) A module of RAM (memory) for a PC, replacing the older SIMM specification. |
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| Directory | An area on a disk for storing files, particularly in DOS. Usually called a folder in Windows. |
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| Disk | Generic term for a type of storage device, such as a hard disk or a floppy disk (diskette). So called because the important part, where the information is actually stored, is circular, although you can\\\'t see it because it is hidden away inside a protective shell. |
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| Diskette | Also known as a floppy disk. Called a diskette because it was smaller than the original huge floppy disks, now long obsolete. |
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| DNS | (Domain Name Service/System) An internet service that converts a human web address such as www.jonstorm.com into the numeric address that computers use, called the IP address. (Can not resolve DNS) usually means that this conversion has failed and therefore the website can not be found. |
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| Domain | An internet address owned by a company, organization or individual, such as jonstorm.com, nasa.gov or bbc.co.uk. See also TLD. |
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| Dongle | A small hardware device used for copy protection with some software. The dongle must be plugged in to a port on the computer, often the printer port, or the software will not function. They are unpopular with users because if the dongle gets lost or broken, the software will not function. |
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| DOS | (Disk Operating System; pr. doss) Usually refers to MS-DOS, which was the standard operating system for PCs until Windows 95 came out, now pretty much obsolete. Controlled by typing in text commands and has several serious limitations, but requires a much less powerful computer than Windows 95. |
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