Base plate: circuit board that connects all electrical components of the CPU, such as floppy drives, memory or processor.

Baud rate: speed at which sent / received data. His unit is the bite per second, which is abbreviated as bpsThe standard rate today is 56 Kbps to the baseline and from 250 Kbps to 160 Mbps for ADSL.

Bit: is the minimum unit of information. It belongs to the binary numeral system.

Byte: unit equals eight bits.

Cache memory: type of memory with less capacity and higher speed than normal.

Card reader: device that allows reading information from a storage card.

Case: the location installed the main components that operate the computer as the processor, the motherboard and memory.

CD: is a unit of optical storage. It stores data, music, movies or pictures. Its acronym comes from Compact Disc.

CPU: is the center of the computer and could not function without it. It is all the pieces that make up your computer's case. Its initials correspond with the Central Processing Unit (treatment).

Device ratio: apparatus through which the computer is connected to electricity.

Display: see the monitor.

DVD recorder: a device that lets you record information in a DVDMainly, it was recorded content beyond the capacity of a CD, such as movies.

DVD: stands for Digital Versatile Disc. It is a unit of optical storage.. Often used for storing data, music, movies or pictures. It has a higher capacity than a CD.

Floppy: device that allows reading information from a floppy. It is used in almost any computer. Storage unit very flexible and small size. At present, there are nearly obsolete.

Gigabyte: billion bytes. You can also use the abbreviation GB.

Gigahercio: billion hertz. Its abbreviation is GHZ.

Graphics card: card used to transform and process data from a CPU and sending them to monitor or screen.

Hard disk controller: as its name suggests, it controls the hard drive to function normally manage data entry and departure.

Hard disk: storage device with large capacity. HHD or HD (Hard Disc) are their abbreviations. Normally, computers have a capacity of 250 GB.

Hardware: all the elements that make up a computer. The most typical components are the motherboard, memory, video card and modem.

Hertz: unit often used to measure the speed of the processor.

Hub: computer that serves as a connection point on a network.

Kilobit: thousand bits. You may see abbreviated as Kb.

Kilohercio: thousand hertz. You can find abbreviated as KHZ.

Megabyte: one million bytes. Su abreviatura es MB. Its abbreviation is MB.

Megahercio: one million hertz. Can shortened as MHZ.

Memory: type of memory that stores data temporarily, as the disconnect device is lost. The acronyms mean Random Access Memory (Random Access Memory). The more RAM, faster work. Today, computers often have 1024 MB.

Memory: where data are stored on the computer. The RAM and hard drive are two types of storage.

Modem: electronic device that allows connect to the Internet at a slow speed. It connects to the phone line and does not allow use while telephone and the Internet.

Monitor: component consisting of a computer screen similar to that of the television, although there are models that are equal. There are several types: digital, drawings and TFT. The latter are the most widely sold.

Motherboard: see motherboard.

Network card: card that is installed in the computer to connect to a computer network composed of multiple computers and thus be able to transfer data between them. At present, it can install wireless networks.

Notebook: type of computer that can be easily transported and used anywhere. The CPU, the monitor and keyboard are fused into one. Its components are the same as those of a desktop but smaller.

Operating System: program or set of programs that allow the operation of a computer. The most popular are Windows XP, Macintosh and Windows Vista, which is the most recent.

Optical Unit: unit consisting of a laser that allows read and write certain formats. It is present in readers and recording CDs and DVDs.

Processor speed: speed at which the unit operates processing computer. Currently, the speed is around 2 GHz.

Processor: is the main part of the central processing unit, which depends on the entire operation of the computer. Currently, the most commonly used speed around 2 GHz.

Reader CD: device that allows reading the information from a CD. This reading is done through an optical drive.

Reader DVD: device that allows reading information from a DVD. This reading is done through an optical drive.

Recorder CD: device that lets you record the information on a CD. They often burn data and music.

Regrabables: type of CDs or DVDs that can be saved and delete multiple times. They are used to store any format.

Router: electronic device that allows connect to the Internet at a high speed.. It is used for the DSL connection. Allows for the use of telephone and internet simultaneously and the networking of multiple computers to one another.

Sobremesa: type of computer that is characterized primarily be composed of three parts: CPU, monitor and keyboard.

Software: program that performs various tasks. Some examples are Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader. It can also be defined as a complement to the operating system.

Speed Reading: speed at which readers can read CDs and DVDs Today, usually 52x for CD and 16x for DVDs.

Speed rewrite: speed that can regrabar the CD and DVD. This requires some rewritable CDs or DVDs. There is a speed for each currently 32x and 8x.

Tower: See box.

USB: connection to connect to certain computer equipment (peripheral) and printer, MP3, mouse and pen memory. Currently, computers come with version 2.0.

Video Memory: RAM own type of graphics cards.

Wireless: type of Internet connection you do not need wires. It usually done through a router. The best known is the connection Wireless.

Writing speed: speed that can store CD and DVD. At present, the writing speeds are 48x and 18x respectively.