Desktop PC

Desktop PC

Any personal computing system that is small enough to be used at a desk.

Contributors in Desktop PC

Desktop PC

The computational and control unit of a computer. The centralprocessing unit—or microprocessor (a single-chip central processing unit), in the case of a microcomputer—hasthe ability to fetch, decode, ...

Certificate authority

Computer; Desktop PC

An issuer of digital certificates, the cyberspace equivalent of identity cards. A certificate authority may be an external issuing company or an internal company authority that has installed itsown ...

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Computer; Desktop PC

An organization(http://www. Cert. Org/) that provides a round-the-clock security consultation service for Internet users and providesadvisories whenever new virus programmes and other computer ...

Chat room

Computer; Desktop PC

The informal term for a data communications channel that links computers and permits users to "converse,"often about a particular subject ofinterest, by sending text messages to one another in real ...

CD-ROM jukebox

Computer; Desktop PC

A CD-ROM player that can contain up to 200 CD-ROMs and isconnected to a CD-ROM drive in a personal computer or workstation. A user can request data from any of the CD-ROMs in the jukebox, and the ...

Cell

Computer; Desktop PC

The intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet. Each row and each column in a spreadsheetis unique, so each cell can be uniquely identified—for example, cell B17, at the intersection of ...

Cheque box

Computer; Desktop PC

An interactive control often found in graphical user interfaces. A cheque box is used to enable or disable one ormore features or options from a set. When the user chooses an option, an ?or a cheque ...