Tag: Yoruba

English (en) CD Compact Disc (CD) is a flat moulded circular plastic storage disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam. CD was first used for the reproduction of recorded sound. Since its commercial introduction in 1982, the audio CD has almost completely replaced the phonograph disc (or record) for high-fidelity recorded...

English (en) CAPTCHA CAPTCHA stands for the Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. CAPTCHAs are tools you can use to differentiate between real users and automated users, such as bots. CAPTCHAs provide challenges that are difficult for computers to perform but relatively easy for humans. For example, identifying stretched letters...

English (en) Caps Lock CAPS/Caps Lock is a key on a computer keyboard that you press to make any letters you type appear as capital letters until you press it again. Some keyboards also implement a light to give visual feedback about whether it is on or off. A keyboard key that toggles upper case...

English (en) Cache In computing, a cache is high-speed data storage layer which stores a subset of data, typically transient in nature, so that future requests for that data are served up faster than is possible by accessing the data's primary storage location. It is a small amount of faster, more expensive memory used to...

English (en) Button In computing, a button (sometimes known as a command button or push button) is a graphical control element that provides the user a simple way to trigger an event, like searching for a query at a search engine, or to interact with dialog boxes, like confirming an action. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo...

English (en) Bus A bus is a high-speed internal connection. Buses are used to send control signals and data between the processor and other components. A bus is a shared digital pathway between resources and devices, in which all devices receive the same signals hence the term bus. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Internet

English (en) Buffer A buffer contains data that is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory (RAM). Buffer is a temporary storage we use when one component feeds data to the other, but their speeds aren't the same. A buffer is the middle gap between an input and output. Buffers...

English (en) Browser A browser is a software program used to locate and display information on the internet or an intranet. Browsers are most often used to access Web pages. Most can display graphics, photographs and text; multimedia information (e.g., sound and video) may require additional software, often referred to as “plug-ins.” Other languages: Hausa,...

English (en) Broadband Broadband is the transmission of high-quality data of wide bandwidth the transmission of wide bandwidth data over a high-speed internet connection. In its simplest form, it is a high-speed internet connection that is always on. Broadband connections include Wi-Fi, DSLs, fiber, and satellites. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Bandwidth, Internet Yorùbá...

English (en) Boot To boot (to boot up, to start up or booting) a computer is to load an operating system (OS) into the computer's main memory or RAM. Once the OS is loaded (for example, on a PC, you will see the initial Windows or Mac desktop screen), it's ready for users to run...