Glossary about Technology
Technology
In this glossary, I'm gonna explain a lot of words that can help you understand more about computer science
- algorithm
- noun
- A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer
- Example: I am learning algorithms
- fr: algorithme
- Coding
- Verb
- the process of assigning a code to something for the purposes of classification or identification.
- Example: I am learning how to code
- fr: Codage
- Monitor
- noun
- an instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.
- Example: I am reparing my monitor that broke
- fr: Moniteur
- systems
- noun
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
- Example: I am learing what systems are
- fr: systèmes
- data
- noun
- facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
- Example: I am collecting Data
- fr: Les données
- graphic card
- noun
- A Graphics Card is a piece of computer hardware that produces the image you see on a monitor.
- Example: I just bought a new graphic card
- fr: carte graphique
- processor
- noun
- In computing, a processor or processing unit is an digital circuit which performs operations on some external data source, usually memory or some other data stream.
- Example: I just repaired my processor
- fr: processeur
- RAM card
- noun
- A RAM card is a physical memory module that is plugged into a computer's motherboard
- Example: I just took out the RAM card of my computer
- fr: Carte RAM
- Motherboard
- noun
- a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
- Example: My Motherboard just broke
- fr: Carte mère
- software
- noun
- Software, instructions that tell a computer what to do. ... Software comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system.
- Example: I just created a new software
- fr: Logiciel
- keyboard
- noun
- a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
- Example: My keyboard has blue lights in it
- fr: clavier
- Mouse pad
- noun
- a piece of rigid or slightly resilient material on which a computer mouse is moved.
- Example: My mouse pad is dirty
- fr: Tapis de souris
- video card
- noun
- a printed circuit board controlling output to a display screen.
- Example: I have a good quality video card
- fr: carte vidéo
- power supply
- noun
- A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. ... The source power may come from the electric power grid, such as an electrical outlet, energy storage devices such as batteries or fuel cells, generators or alternators, solar power converters, or another power supply.
- Example: My power supply is in my computer
- fr: source de courant
- USB ports
- noun
- A USB port is a standard cable connection interface on computers and consumer electronics used for short-distance digital communications ...
- Example: I have USB ports on my computer
- fr: Ports USB
- Computer
- noun
- an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
- Example: I have a new computer
- fr: Ordinateur
- solid state drive (SSD)
- noun
- (SSD) is a new generation of storage device used in computers. SSDs replace traditional mechanical hard disks by using flash-based memory, which is significantly faster.
- Example: I just bought a brand new SSD
- fr: lecteur à état solide (SSD)
- tower ( for computer )
- noun
- A computer case which arranges the internal components vertically. Towers are a common style of case design because they allow heat to rise and escape more easily, while also providing easy access to components in the computer
- Example: My Tower is really heavy
- fr: tour (pour ordinateur)
- program
- noun
- a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.
- Example: The program is not working
- fr: programme
- engine
- noun
- a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
- Example: The engine of my computer is broken
- fr: moteur
