English (en) Chip Also called a microchip, microprocessor, computer chip, an integrated circuit (IC) is small flat piece of semiconducting material (usually silicon) on which an integrated; electronic circuit is embedded. A typical chip is less than -square inches and can contain millions of electronic components (transistors). Computers consist of many chips placed on electronic...
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CD-ROM
English (en) CD-ROM A CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) is a type of compact disc that can only be read, not written to. It is a digital storage medium that can hold large amounts of data, including text, images and audiovisual. Like a regular CD, a CD-ROM is read by optical means. Unlike CDs, a...
CD-drive
English (en) CD-drive An optical disc drive (ODD) in a computer system allows you to use CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs to listen to music or watch a movie. Most drives also allow you to write data to a disc, so you can create your own music CDs, video DVDs or even create of back-up...
Password Manager
English (en) Password Manager A password manager is a technology tool that helps internet users create, save, manage and use passwords across different online services. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Passphrase Yorùbá (yo) Alábòójútó Ọ̀rọ̀-ìfiwọlé Decomposition: Ohun-èlò tí ó ń ṣe àbójútó ọ̀rọ̀-ìfiwọlé (A manager of passwords)
CD
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...
CAPTCHA
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...
Caps Lock
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...
Cache
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...
Button
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...
Bus
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
