HARDWARE FIRMWARE SOFTWARE

application
screen BIOS (Basic I/O system) program
mother-board ROM (Read-Only Memory) OS (Operating System)
chipset PROM (Programmable ROM) data
bus (data, PCI, ISA, AGP, IDE, SCSI...) EPROM (Erasable PROM) instruction
microprocessor EEPROM (Electrically EPROM) command
CPU (Central Proccessing Unit) information
power suply OS (Operating System)
rack web browser
port connectors HTML (Hiper-Text Markup Language)
USB (Universal Serial Bus) word proccessor
ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) spreadsheet
expansion slots database
expansion card media player
socket CAD (Computer Aided Design)
wire /cable CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)
RAM memory CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)
ROM memory assembler
optical disc driver disassembler
hard disk driver debugger
microchip /integrated circuit computer virus
malware (adware, spyware,
computer worm, Trojan horse ...)

COMPUTING
COMMUNICATIONS
PERIFERALS IMP (Interface Message Processor)
monitor (CRT - LCD - LED) gateway
switch
display hub
keyboard router
mouse modulator-demodulator (modem)
trackball net
touchscreen network
LAN (Local Area Network)
touchpad WAN (Wide Area Network)
joystick link
web-cam TYPES OF COMPUTERS node
speakers microcomputer DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
graphics tablet/digital tablet tablet PC ISP (Internet Service Provider)
printer pocket PC TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
modem palmtop /handheld PC IP (Internet Protocol)
scanner PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
laptop / notebook computer DNS (Domain Name System)
sound card desktop token-ring network
plotter server - client ethernet network
pendrive /flash drive host wireless
floppy disk workstation dial-up
WWW (World Wide Web)
hard disk terminal / dumb terminal e-mail
CD-ROM (Compact Disk ... ) minicomputer VoIP (Voice over IP)
DVD drive mainframe chat
supercomputer message board / forum
IMP (Interface Message Processor) (forum - subforum - topic - thread - reply)
PLC (Programable Logic Controler)
MCU / microcontroller