Computer Terms

A location in the computer memory where a particular unit of data is stored: The address may be in the form of an identifying label, name, or number.

A defined set of instructions or procedural steps that leads to a logical conclusion to a problem: In computer science, algorithms are generally the programmed steps that manipulate data and produce the desired results.

Describing a computer that processes data represented by a continuous physical variable, such as an electric current: In an analog system, the value of a data component, like time, is expressed by a constant variable physical amount which can be assessed .

A computer program that performs a particular task; application program; application software: Such an application can be a word-processing or a spreadsheet software.

In computers, hardware and, or, software design: Open architecture refers to purchased hardware that consists of components already made, while closed architecture refers to a computer that is designed first, and all of the parts are made specifically to order.

A term that comes from a combination of MOdulate-DEModulate and refers to electronic equipment consisting of a device that is used to connect computers by telephone lines: A modem can be an Internal or external device that allows users to send and to receive data over telephone lines.