Vocabulary. Exercise 10

Fill in the blanks with the word described by the definition. Use the words below without capitals.

cursor, cybernetics, database, e-mail, hacker, hardware, icon, interface, internet, modem, monitor, mouse, network, on-line, peripherals, software, spreadsheet, user-friendly, voice mail, web site

1. A computer programme that allows the user to enter and manipulate data, especially numbers.

2. A system of computer terminals that are connected to one or more computers.

3. A group of networks accessible to the user via modems; vast quantities of information are available through it.

4. The mechanical and electronic parts of a computer.

5. A large collection of information arranged for quick retrieval, updating, or the like, esp. such a collection in a computer.

6. A "location" on the part of the Internet known as the World Wide Web, which provides graphics and sound as well as text.

7. An auxiliary device, such as a disk, printer, scanner, or the like, that is used with a computer to increase its functional range or efficiency.

8. A visual display screen for a computer terminal.

9. A small picture that identifies an application or file on a computer.

10. Electronic mail, written communication sent from one computer to another.

11. A movable lighted marker on a computer terminal screen that indicates where data can be inserted.

12. A system that allows a telephone to take or leave messages electronically.

13. Any of the languages or programmes, or instructions for using these, that are written for and used with a computer.

14. A small hand-held device that can be moved on wheels or ball bearings on a surface to move the cursor on a screen, or can be moved along the lines of a drawing to reproduce the drawing on a screen.

15. The equipment or programmes used to communicate between different systems or programmes.

16. The science concerned with biological control and communication processes and their imitation by mechanical and electronic devices.

17. Describes computer applications that are easy to learn and use.

18. Designating a computer terminal that is in operation.

19. An electronic apparatus that enables data to be processed for transmission from or into a computer by use of telephone or other transmitter.

20. A computer user who is able to penetrate carefully protected computer networks, such as those of a government.