Tra từ computer - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 kinds of computers and their parts
2 using a computer

1 kinds of computers and their parts
- an electronic machine which can store and arrange information, make calculations and control other machinery: computer
a very powerful/fast computer
- a small computer which is not part of a larger system: personal computer, PC
- a small computer which is used mainly for writing letters, reports, etc: word processor
- a small computer which you can carry with you and use outside the office: laptop (computer)
- a device inside a computer which stores large amounts of information: hard disk; a similar device that can be put into a computer and taken out again: (floppy) disk
- the part of a computer which passes information to and from a disk: disk drive
- the part of a computer where information is stored: memory
4 megabytes of memory

2 using a computer
- the list on the screen of a computer which shows the things that you can do: menu
- a small sign on a computer screen which shows your position in a text, etc: cursor
- knowledge of how to use a computer: computing (noun U)
He knows a lot about computing.
- knowledge of how to use a word processor: word processing (noun U)
The person appointed to this job will need good word-processing skills.
- making books, magazines, etc using a computer: desktop publishing (noun U)
- a system for sending written messages by computer: e-mail (= electronic mail) (noun U)
- the system which makes it possible for people to communicate worldwide using computers: the Internet
※ sending messages by e-mail LETTER
- if you use a computer to help you do sth, you can say that the task is computer-assisted, computer-aided
computer-assisted language learning ◎ computer-aided design
- to introduce computers into a place or a system: computerize sth
The whole factory has been computerized.
- a number of computers connected together in a larger system: network
- to start using a computer that is part of a larger system: log in/on, log into/onto sth
You have to have a password in order to log in.
- to finish using a computer which is part of a system: log out/off, log off sth
Don't forget to log off.
※ computer programs
- a set of instructions which make a computer perform certain tasks: (computer) program
- to produce a new program: write* a program, program a computer
I've written a program to calculate our annual salary bill. ◎ She programmed the computer to do her accounts for her.
- a person whose job it is to program computers: computer programmer
- the programs written for a computer: software (noun U)
- if a computer or a computer program is easy to use, it is user-friendly
※ data
- information that you put into a computer: data (noun U)
- a large amount of information stored in a computer, which you can change and add to: database; a program which enables you to store and use this information: database (program)
We have a database with the names of all the doctors in Scotland. ◎ Which database program do you use?
- information in the form of rows of numbers, used especially for doing accounts: spreadsheet; a program which enables you to store and use this information: spreadsheet (program)
- to put information into a computer: input sth, key sth into a computer, key sth in
Have you inputted that data yet?
- a collection of information on a subject that is stored in a computer: file; stored in a computer file: on file
We have all your details on file.
- to make a computer store information on a disk: save sth
Save your work regularly.
- a copy of a computer file or a disk that you can use if the other one is damaged or lost: backup
Always make a backup copy.
※ printing
- to transfer information from a computer onto paper: print sth out
When you are satisfied with what you have written, you can print it out.
- information which has been transferred from the computer onto paper: printout (noun C/U), hard copy (noun U)
a printout of last month's sales figures ◎ The information's on a disk, but we need hard copy as well.
※ more on printing PRINT
※ MORE ...
- instructions that are put into a computer in order to cause mistakes and destroy information: (computer) virus
- if a computer stops working suddenly, it crashes
The system crashed, but fortunately we had backup copies of all our files.