20 Computer Terms You Should Know
What are the most important computer terms I should know?
Updated:
02/07/2022
by
Computer Hope
There are thousands of
abbreviations
, terms, and words that are associated with computers, we should know, we currently have over 15,000 terms listed in our
computer dictionary
. However, trying to read every definition would take too much time and not all are going to be related to what you may be interested in learning. So, we've created the following table of the top 10 computer terms based on visitors to each page, grouped into each of the major computer categories.
Top Apple terms
Top AI terms
Top battery terms
Top business terms
Top camera terms
Top phone terms
Top certification terms
Top chat terms
Top color terms
Top database terms
Top disc terms
Top electronics terms
Top e-mail terms
Top floppy terms
Top game terms
Top hardware terms
Top hard drive terms
Top HTML terms
Top Internet terms
Top keyboard terms
Top measurement terms
Top memory terms
Top modem terms
Top motherboard terms
Top mouse terms
Top network terms
Top operating system terms
Top power terms
Top printer terms
Top processor terms
Top programming terms
Top scanner terms
Top security terms
Top SEO terms
Top computer slang
Top software terms
Top sound terms
Top spreadsheet terms
Top tape drive terms
Top typography terms
Top video card terms
Top word processor terms
Top Apple terms
Command key
Menu bar
Option key
Apple Touch Icon
App store
Applications
Terminal
App
Finder
Mount
All Apple terms
Top AI terms
Data
Hopebot
Database
Automation
Algorithm
Python
AI
Digital assistant
Data center
Cortana
All AI terms
Top battery terms
Batteries
Charger
Coin cell battery
Li-Ion
ExpressCharge
Battery backup
Power
MAH
Charge
NiMH
All battery terms
Top business terms
Software
Spreadsheet
Word processor
Server
Website
Internal
PowerPoint
Internet
Projector
All business terms
Top camera terms
Input device
USB
Digital cameras
Webcam
Image
LCD
Memory card
SD Card
Flash memory
Google Lens
All camera terms
Top phone terms
IP
CPU
URL
RAM
Binary
Operating system
USB
Smartphone
Download
All phone terms
Top certification terms
Computer literacy
CEH
Degree
ISO
ETA
Brain dump
CBL
CBT
A+
N+
All certification terms
Top chat terms
2
Boot
Bb
IC
Chat
LOL
Disconnect
PnP
MWAH
All chat terms
Top color terms
Black
32-bit color
Magenta
Transparent
LED
Yellow
Red
Silver
16-bit color
Amber
All color terms
Top database terms
Network
Server
Enter
Data
Data type
Domain
Delimiter
Port
Client
Cache
All database terms
Top disc terms
Storage
Drive
CD-ROM
Optical disc
DVD
CD
FullScreen
BD
CD-R
UBCD
All disc terms
Top electronics terms
Lint free cloth
Jumpers
Vacuum tube
Transistor
Switch
Bare chip
Clock
Source
Capacitor
LED
All electronics terms
Top e-mail terms
Server
Username
Junk mail folder
Domain
Hotmail
E-mail header
@
Inbox
Outlook
All e-mail terms
Top floppy terms
Storage devices
Secondary storage device
Tab
Floppy
FDD
Format
Disk
Floppy cable
Magnetic media
Write protection
All floppy terms
Top game terms
Software
Network
Gaming website
Joystick
IC
Line of sight
RAID
Console
LOL
Game
All game terms
Top hardware terms
Keyboard
Motherboard
Function key
Storage device
Input device
Hard drive
Computer
CPU
Hardware
Mouse
All hardware terms
Top hard drive terms
Storage
Hard disk
Secondary storage device
Drive
Jump drive
Permanent storage
Boot partition
IDE
ScanDisk
Disk capacity
All hard drive terms
Top HTML terms
Web page
HTML address
Server
Website
HTML
HTML link
Browser
HTML font size
Domain
Social network
All HTML terms
Top Internet terms
Web page
URL
Chrome
Website
HTML
Hyperlink
Download
Browser
Modem
All Internet terms
Top keyboard terms
Keyboard
Function keys
Input device
Windows key
Alt+F4
Scroll lock key
Tilde
Ctrl
Back quote
Fn
All keyboard terms
Top measurement terms
GHz
Bit
Resolution
Byte
RPM
Epoch
CPS
MB
Brontobyte
Em space
All measurements terms
Top memory terms
Storage device
RAM
Memory
Pipe
Core
ROM
Primary storage device
Jump drive
Refresh
Programmable ROM
All memory terms
Top modem terms
Download
Modem
Data transfer
Terminal
Phone connector
Python
Dial-up
COM
Upload
Communications
All modem terms
Top motherboard terms
Full-ATX
BIOS
USB
Expansion slot
CMOS
Address bus
Serial Port
System panel cables
POST
IDE
All motherboard terms
Top mouse terms
Input device
GUI
Mice
USB
Right-click
Serial port
Pointing device
Scroll bar
Mouse pointer
Joystick
All mouse terms
Top network terms
Class A
Network
Ring topology
Mesh topology
Network server
Username
Communication device
Download
Hub
All network terms
Top operating system terms
Graphic User Interface
My Computer
Windows key
Windows 10
Operating system
Windows
Temporary file
Start
Command key
Desktop
All operating system terms
Top power terms
Power Supply
AC adapter
Transistor
Power options
ATX style connector
P4
Capacitor
Power button
P8 connector
Power cord
All power terms
Top printer terms
Output device
Printer
Pen Plotter
Page setup
Print Screen key
Print preview
Landscape mode
Centronics
Hard copy
Print spooler
All printer terms
Top processor terms
Central Processing Unit
Instruction set
Core
Machine cycle
GHz
Control unit
Instructions
Active heat sink
Processing
ALU
All processor terms
Top programming terms
Programming language
ASCII
HTML
Pipe
NBSP
Program
1GL
Data type
Regex
Curly bracket
All programming terms
Top scanner terms
Flatbed scanner
Image
OCR
Business card reader
TWAIN
Optical reader
ISIS
Digitize
Scan line
All scanner terms
Top security terms
Network
Prime number
Username
Computer crime
Monitor
Scam
Unauthorized access
Cyber law
Update
Antivirus
All computer security terms
Top SEO terms
IP
Web page
Uniform Resource Locator
Server
Website
HTML
Hyperlink
Browser
Directory
All SEO terms
Top computer slang
Pipe
Bar
Boot
PEBKAC
Box
Bug
Background
Hybrid computer
PW
Phishing
All computer slang
Top software terms
Software
Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet
Word processor
Binary
Device driver
SCCM
Tab
File
Excel
All software terms
Top sound terms
Frequency response
Line in
Audio output device
Line out
Voice recognition
Multimedia
Microphone
Headphones
Audio
IPod
All sound terms
Top spreadsheet terms
Spreadsheet
Dollar sign
Tab
Enter
Data
Excel
Arrow keys
Column
Delimiter
Workbook
All spreadsheet terms
Top tape drive terms
Storage
Sequential access
Tape
Removable disk
Media
Spindle
Sequential file
BOM
Interblock gap
DAT
All tape drive terms
Top typography terms
Special characters
Block letter
ASCII
Acute
Tab
Word processing
Font size
Uppercase
Formatted text
Font
All typography terms
Top video card terms
Output device
Video adapter
Touch screen
Monitor
VGA
Raster
Projector
Refresh
HDMI
Multimedia
All video card terms
Top word processor terms
Microsoft Word
Word processor
Double space
Clipboard
Tab
Macro
Word processing
Ribbon
Formatting mark
Page setup
All word processor terms
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