Have you ever been tangled with computer terminology used ? Every one do, even a professionals in Computer Industry sometime are confused about the terminology, I have gathered some of the common ones

Plug and Play : A feature in modern operating systems that enables automatic detection and software configuration of hardware.

Power Spike: Short duration high-voltage condition.

Peripheral: Add-on device that extends a computer's functionality.

Network Interface card (NIC): A hardware device installed in a computer that serves as the interface between a computer and a network.

Scalable: Able to improve performance through support of added hardware resources.

Spooler: The services and files required to manage print jobs on a local or network computer.

Bug: Program Error.

Boot: The process of starting up a computer and loading its operating system.

Digital Certificate: A digital ID issued by a certificate authority to authenticate and validate Internet data transfers.

Hang: A condition in which an application stops responding.

MAC (Media Access Control) Address:  A six-octet number that uniquely identifies a host on a network. It is a unique number
that is burned into the network interface card, so it cannot be changed.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol):  A protocol used by Web browsers to transfer pages and files from the remote node to your computer.

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line): A public network technology that delivers high bandwidth over conventional copper wiring at limited distances.

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line): A service that transmits digital voice and data over existing (analog) phone lines.

Boot image: An operating system image that is directly bootable without being installed. For example, Windows PE can be run from a boot image.

Dynamic-link library (DLL ): A file containing executable code that programs can run. Multiple programs can reference a single DLL, and a single program might use many different DLLs.

Master Boot Record (MBR): The most common disk partition system, MBR is supported by every version of Windows. Gradually, MBRs are being replaced by GPTs.

Virtual private network (VPN): A network that uses a public network such as the Internet as a backbone to connect two or more private networks. Provides users with the equivalent of a private network in terms of security.

Protocol: A set of rules that govern network communications between networks, computers, peripherals, and operating systems.

Media Access Control (MAC) address: A six-octet number that uniquely identifies a host on a network. It is a unique number that is burned into the network interface card, so it cannot be changed.

Malware: A term that describes a broad range of malicious software, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware.

Core application: An application that is common to most computers in your organization, such as a virus scanner or a management agent.