A Few Computer Terms Explained
We are in the midst of a growing technological age wherein almost everyday something new and exciting is being invented to make our lives easier, especially when it comes to computers. While most people in modern societies are exposed to computers, only few have an expert idea of what computers are and what all those things attached to it do, as well as what some of the computer lingo means.
First is the most common computer term out there: PC. PCs or personal computers are basically that piece of technology that makes up a system of software and hardware. This computer can be used in a multitude of important ways, for instance data encoding and viewing, going into the World Wide Web, as well as for storing all your information such as documents, text files, pictures, audio and videos.
Personal computers started out as being these huge machines that basically take up a large amount of space, and are extremely heavy and hard to move. However, as computer technology progressed, the bulkier machines gave way to the smaller and more compact desktop versions, which as the name suggests, fits on top of your desk and uses a smaller space than its predecessor.
PCs do not simply mean the desktop computer that you have in your homes, offices and schools. The fast-paced evolution of modern technology has invented several more alternatives to the desktop PCs, making them more mobile.
These more mobile versions are the smaller, yet just as efficient laptop computers and notebooks which owners can tote around. These days, computer technologists, designers and manufactures are inventing even more compact machines that have the same capacity and functions as their predecessors, if not more.
People are also confused with the computer term servers. This is understandable since the term servers have a lot of meanings. First is the file server, a computer system that is linked to other machines through the use of a network. What the file server does is it permits users of the other machines to store and access data into the machine wherever they are.
Another common term is network servers, which are computers that are used specifically to process and deliver data to connected machines by using a local network or an internet network. Network servers are able to handle possible heavy user load because of their processing, storage and memory configurations. Common types of these are the proxy server and web server.
Another is a business server, which has been configured to handle business functions. This machine features connections to fax machines, printers, mobile support, remote connectivity, restore options and business intranet.
Lee Martin has been in the information technology industry since PCS were in homes. Currently Lee is working on servers and server rooms to find efficiencies in established networking. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service