Computers
Touchpad
Surface integrated on laptops that functions as a mouse, controlling the position of the mouse cursor by touch.
Folder: Hardware
Definitions for terms related to computer hardware.
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Terminal
An application with a window with black background and white text where you can type text commands, called terminal commands, which are interpreted by a type of program called shell. -
Button
A physical button part of the hardware or a digital, graphical button on the screen that's part of a graphical user interface (GUI), which when pressed performs some operation. -
HiDPI
HiDPI refers to screens with high pixel densities, i.e. high PPI (pixels per pinch), which is also called high DPI (dots per inch). -
Pixel Density
The amount of pixels per inch (PPI) that a screen can display. -
Modifier Keys
The keys Ctrl, Shift, Alt, and, sometimes, the Windows key. -
Secondary Mouse Button
The mouse button under the middle finger. -
Primary Mouse Button
The mouse button under the index finger. -
Hertz
An unit of frequency that measures how many times per second a process occurs, for processes that occur in repeating cycles. -
Memory
What is "Memory" in a Computer? The term "memory" has multiple meanings when we talk about computers, some of them refer to hardware while other refer to software, for example: Notable Features In general, memory has a fixed size and is addressable by byte offsets. If you have a piece of memory that is 8 […] -
Names of Computer Parts
A desktop PC generally has the following computer parts: a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, a pair of audio speakers, and a "CPU." What people typically call the "CPU" of a computer isn't the actual CPU (in the sense of a microchip), but a black or white case that contains all internal components; inside this […] -
Desktop
The term desktop has two meanings when we're talking about computers. The desktop computer is called desktop because it's on top of a desk. The desktop screen is called desktop because it's based on the concept of an office desk, with various with various things that you can reach with your hands and grab, which, […] -
Hardware
Hardware are the physical components of a computer. All the components that you can touch are hardware. The term is used in contrast with software, which are the virtual components necessary for a computer to perform de computation of something. That is, programs made out of bytes are software, and everything that isn't made of […]