Server A computer or computer program

that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

Our computer server is located in the basement.

Antonym :waiter Synonym :principal

Keyboard

A panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

I type on my keyboard in Mr.Gabbard’s class.

Antonym :mouse Synonym :clavier

Font A set of type of one particular face

and size. Tahoma is a type of font. Synonym :typeface Example :rockwell

Application  A computer program with a user

interface. Synonym :computer program Antonym :documents/files Microsoft Word is a type of

application.

Scroll Move displayed text or graphics in

a particular direction on a computer screen in order to view different parts of them.

Synonym :roll Antonym :sarie I scrolled down the page

Menu a list of options available to a

computer user Synonym :a list Antonym :one thing I just opened a menu on Microsoft

PowerPoint.

Crash A serious computer error that

causes the system to malfunction Synonym :freeze Antonym :normal working

computer My computer crashed.

Memory The part of a computer in which

data is stored for later use. Synonym :camera eye Antonym :amnesia My computers memory is full.

Hard drive A high-capacity, self-contained

storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit

Synonym :fixed disk Antonym :software My computer has a hard drive.

Download Copy (data) from one computer

system to another or to a disk. Synonym :copy Antonym :upload My teacher told me to download

Microsoft Word.

Document Computer data file Synonym :file Antonym :application I save my document after finishing

it.

Icon a pictorial representation of a facility

available on a computer system, that enables the facility to be activated by means of a screen cursor rather than by a textual instruction

Synoynm :image Antonym :the word A picture of a horse is its icon.

Cursor A movable indicator on a computer

screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user.

Synonym :pointer stick I can see my cursor.

Folder An icon on a computer screen that

can be used to access a directory. Synonym :wallet Antonym :file I named my folder presentation.

Search Engine A program for the retrieval of data,

files, or documents from a database or network, esp. the Internet.

Synonym :google.com Antoynym :website Google is my main search engine.