Computer Vocabulary Quiz

Study Notes

Computer and Technology Terms

Access: to find information, especially on a computer
Blog: a regularly updated personal website or web page, usually written in an informal style
Calculation: a way of using numbers to find out an amount, price, or value
Computer chip: a small piece inside a computer that stores information via an electric current
Email exchange: a series of emails between two or more people, each email generally a reply to the previous one
Filter: a program that checks whether certain content on a web page should be displayed to the viewer
Floppy disk: a flexible, removable magnetic disk that stores computer information
ICT: Information and Communication Technology
Identity fraud: illegal actions using the identity of someone else, normally to buy things
PC: an abbreviation for personal computer, a computer that is used by one person at a time
Post: to put a message or document on the Internet so that other people can see it
Privacy settings: controls available on social networking sites that let you decide who can see what information
Rely on: to have trust or confidence in something or someone
Sat nav system: a satellite navigation system that tells you where something is, where you are, or how to get to a place
Security settings: controls available on computer programs that let you protect your computer from viruses
Smartphone: a mobile phone with advanced computing technology
Social media: social interaction between people and communities on websites or blogs
Tablet computer: a mobile computer with a touch screen, processor, and battery all in one unit
User: a person who uses a product or service, especially a computer or another machine
Web-building program: a software that helps you create a website
Web hosting: the business of housing, serving, and maintaining files for one or more websites
Whiteboard: a touchscreen computer program that enables you to draw sketches, write, and present ideas and talks to colleagues or students
World Wide Web: an information system known as the Internet, which allows documents to be connected to other documents, and for people to search for information by moving from one document to another

Health Terms

Acupuncture: a system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points
Ailment: illness
Allergy: a reaction of the immune system when it is sensitive to something, resulting in sneezing, itchy eyes, or a skin rash
Antibody: a substance produced by the body to fight disease
Arthritis: a disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
Bounce back: to start to be successful again after a difficult time
Commitment: a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way
Complementary medicine: medical treatment that provides an alternative to scientific medicine