Computers - vocabulary

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Computers - vocabulary

People, from the beginning of time, have created devices that help them to count.

    Cavemen counted with their fingers and toes.

            30,000 years ago, Cro-Magon man carved notches into bones.

       Approximately 4,000 years ago the Chinese invented the Abacus.

In the early 17th century, John Napier ( Neper in French) invented
another calculating tool 'Napier's rods (or bones) to simplify
the task of multiplication.

In 1642, Blaise Pascal invented one of the first mechanical calculators
able to add and subtract numbers: the Pascaline.


Later in that century, Leibnitz modified the Pascaline and created a new
calculator (the Step Reckoner) that could also multiply and divide.

Colossus (1944)
The first programmable computers appeared during World War II.
They filled up an entire room.

Since then, things have improved.

Nowadays, computers are used by millions
of people around the world.

Vocabulary


a desktop computer
a laptop computer
hinge touchpad palmtop (palm = paume)
A bug is a malfunction of the software. A computer virus is a program that can
replicate itself and infect a computer. A Trojan horse can create a backdoor that
gives malicious users access to your computer. A hacker knows all about computers.
A black hat hacker is evil-minded.
browser = navigateur Network: 2 or more computers
connected together the Internet The World Wide Web is the system that
allows to navigate from page to page
with the use of a browser.

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   A is an electronic device that acts as a bridge between a computer and the telephone lines.

The works just like a typewriter with additional functionalities.

The first computer was a real insect, a moth. Now this word is used to describe an error in a program.

The can also be called the brain of the computer.

A is a computer that can be folded up and carried around.

If you have got a wireless (or cordless) mouse you don't need to a cable into a .

The key deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

On a laptop, a touchpad has functions that are the same as those of a .

The is the part of a computer that can show texts, still or moving pictures.

A is a program that provides a way to look at all the information on the World Wide Web .

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