Any Hardware device or software routine that makes disparate hardware or software elements compatible.
A type of key used in nonjuction with other keys to modify thier actions or to execute commands.
A group of files or commands that are processed as a unit.
A space in a computer cabinet where a hardware device such as a floppy disk, CD or tape drive can be or has been installed.
The transmission link between devices in a computer system.
The position at which instructions are entered by the user or a program to direct computer processing.
Information, as that processed by a computer.
To find and correct errors in a computer program or the operation of a piece of equipment.
The device that contains a computer disk, the mechanism that spins the disk, and that reads from or writes to it.
A program command to display information lines on a monitor screen, as of a command that is being executed or data that is being transmitted.
A set of related information, such as for a spreadsheets, database, word processing document, or a program that is identified by a unique name and stored as a unit.
Information entered into a computer or peripheral from teh keyboard, a disk or other memory decive, or from an ecternal source such as a telephone line.
A type of switch used to set the configuration for a computer card or device.
A limit, as of a particular program or computer operating system.
A set of direction that instruct the computer in the performance of a task.
The rules governing the precise way that statements must be constructed in a programming language.
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