personal computer (abbrev: PC) nouna microcomputer designed for use by one person at a time.

server/sv(r)/ noun

1 a person or thing that serves. N. Amer. a waiter or waitress. 2 a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

While a server and desktop system are similar, servers typically have higher-capacity and faster hard drives, faster processors, more RAM, and better networking capabilities than a desktop system.

laptop/laptp/ nouna portable microcomputer suitable for use while travelling.

palmtop/pmtp/ nouna computer small and light enough to be held in one hand.

A palmtop is much smaller than a laptop, and is designed to be able to be used whilst holding it in your hand. Thus the phrase palmtop. Laptops are designed to be used on a desk, table, or even a lap. Laptops tend to be much larger than palmtops and much more powerful. Palmtops are designed with portability, battery life and physical size being the primary concern while laptops usually try to strike a balance between these concerns and performance. Simply put, a laptop fits in a bag, a palmtop fits in a pocket.

Palmtop prices are less than laptops. palmtops are highly sensitive than the laptops. application/aplken/ noun

1 a formal request to an authority. 2 the action of putting something into operation. practical use or relevance. 3 the action of applying something to a surface. 4 sustained effort. 5 Computing a program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose.

suite /swit/ noun

4 a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank.

a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.

plug-in nounComputing a module or piece of software which can be added to an existing system to give extra features.

plug-in (plg'n') Pronunciation Key An accessory software or hardware package that is used inconjunction with an existing application or device to extend itscapabilities or provide additional functions.

A plugin (I like to call them extensions) is where you add functionality to the system by adding a few files to a special directly, and maybe setting some configuration options. PATCh: A patch is where a developer goes in and changes the code of the system.
Computing improve or correct (a routine or program) by inserting a patch.

A bug is a Unintended instruction or error in the set of instructions for a computer program, for example let say that when you went to bold something in a word processor program and instead it italicized the text that would be a bug in the program. A virus is a small program installed on your computer with out you knowing usually by unscrupulous methods that can cause may things with your computer to act strangely, erase data, collect information stored on your computer. Perform tasks on your computer that you did not initiate.

In computing, a hard-disk failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer. A disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic waves, or suffering a sharp impact or environmental contamination, which can lead to a head crash. A crash (or system crash) in computing is a condition where a computer or a program, either an application or part of the operating system, ceases to function properly, often exiting after encountering errors. Often the offending program may appear to freeze or hang until a crash reporting servicedocuments details of the crash. If the program is a critical part of the operating system kernel, the entire computer may crash. This is different from a hang or freeze where the application or OS continues to run without obvious response to input.

Internet, Intranet ,and Extranet

There's one major distinction between an intranet and the Internet: The Internet is an open, public space, while an intranet is designed to be a private space. An intranet may be accessible from the Internet, but as a rule it's protected by a password and accessible only to employees or other authorized users. From within a company, an intranet server may respond much more quickly than a typical Web site. This is because the public Internet is at the mercy of traffic spikes, server breakdowns and other problems that may slow the network. Within a company, however, users have much more bandwidth and network hardware may be more reliable. This makes it easier to serve high bandwidth content, such as audio and video, over an intranet.

(unless you work for the United States Marine Corps. Then you don't get to watch video's. And they Block 80% of any kind of "fun" or entertaining website available on the Internet).

intranet (n'tr-nt') Pronunciation Key A privately maintained computer network that only authorizedpersons can access. Many corporations and instit utions, forexample, communicate with employees or members through theuse of a private intranet.
Workstation is a computer, workgroup is usually at least 2 computers connected to each other.