Summary

6 CMYKCMYKblack.Display colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, andcoaxial cable Copper-cored cable surrounded by aheavy shielding. Used to connect computers in a network.cold bootposition.To power up a computer from the offcolor ink jet printer A type of printer that usesliquid-ink-filled cartridges that spray ink to form animage on the paper.command-line interface (CLI) An interface, suchas a DOS prompt, that requires commands to beentered manually on the command line.compact disc (CD) drivereads compact discs.An optical device thatcompact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)optical storage medium for audio and data.Ancompact disc recordable (CD-R) An opticalmedium that allows data to be recorded but not modified.compact disc rewritable (CD-RW) An opticalstorage medium that allows data to be recorded andmodified.Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor(CMOS) A type of semiconductor, or low-powermemory firmware, that stores basic configurationinformation.Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) Anarchitecture that uses a broad set of instructions, withseveral choices for almost every operation. The resultis that a programmer can execute precisely the commandneeded, resulting in fewer instructions peroperation.compressed air Air under pressure in a can thatblows dust off of computer components without creatingstatic. Also called canned air.computer An electrical machine that can execute alist of instructions and perform calculations based onthose instructions.computer-aided design (CAD) An applicationused to create architectural, electrical, and mechanicaldesign. More complex forms of CAD includesolid modeling and parametric modeling, whichallow objects to be created with real-world characteristics.computer network Two or more computers connectedby a medium to share data and resources.computer system A combination of hardware andsoftware components. Hardware is the physicalequipment such as the case, floppy disk drives, keyboards,monitors, cables, speakers, and printers.Software describes the programs that operate thecomputer system.conduit A casing that protects the infrastructuremedia from damage and unauthorized access.configuration tool A service management tool orelement management service tool with a GUI.connectorconventional memory0 to 640 KB.A device used to terminate cable.All memory addresses fromcookie A small text file that is stored on the harddisk that allows a website to track the user’s associationto that site.copy backup Backs up user-selected files to tape.This backup does not reset the archive bit.