In this questionnaire a definition will be provided together with possible terms for

that definition. The terms are taken from different sources (book introduction to
computing). The students will be asked to write down a suitable Urdu equivalent
for the terms of CIT. Definitions of those terms are provided in English for better
understanding.

Questionnaire:

In this section a definition will be provided together with possible terms for that definition, yours is to
write down the Urdu equivalent for the terms which you think is the best suitable for the definition.

Terms Definitions Urdu Equivalents

Attachments Amount of data that can be sent from one computer to
another
Bug A logical fault in a computer program
Binary Files File stored in binary format is readable to computer not to
humans
Big Data A quick way to refer to the massive amounts of data that
companies collect on a day to day basis
Beta test Computer system prior to commercial release
Bit Rot Term used either to describe gradual decay of storage
media. Bit rot refers to the decay of physical storage
mediums.
Censorware Censorware is a category of software that is used to do
Internet content blocking or Internet filtering. In other
words, Censorware limits the user's access to content on
the Internet
Crash A term for software when it suddenly fails work properly
Clean install Clean install refers to a way to install or upgrade an OS to a
computer system
Combination A disk drive that is capable of reading and writing to CD-
Drive ROMS, audio CDS and DVDS
Callback In computer programming , a callback is executable code
that is passed as an argument to other code
Clock speed The speed of a computer’s Central Processing Unit(CPU)
Debug A test program which removes all the bug.
Device Driver Software enables a computer to communicate with a
hardware
Disk Storage Refers to computer’s hard drive and long term memory
Data migration Data migration refers to the translation of data between
storage types, formats, or computer systems.
Data modeling Data modeling is the process of structuring and organizing
data
Ethernet Similar to internet, connecting a number of computer or
devices to the same network
Freeware Software that can be used without payment to the author
Flame A term used to describe language that is rude or sarcastic
Fire wire A facility that allows you to transfer video recording very
quickly
Firmware Software that has been written to a ROM chip by the
manufacturers
Gopher A pre-worldwide –wed method of presenting information
on the internet
Housekeeping To organize and manage the installed software
Hacker A term for an expert programmer
Hub A Connection point for networked computers and devices
Interpreter Software which converts the human-readable source code
of a program which has been written in a high-level
programming language
Intel Name of Manufacturer of microprocessors used in
personal computers
Kernel It is a program called when a computer system is started
Mini Computer Smaller than a mainframe computer
Narrowband Show the slow speed connection to the internet
Operating Suite of programs which starts on all install programs of
system your computer
Pen Drive Alternative term for flash Drive
Pathname Specifies exactly the position of a file in a computer
Runtime error Runtime error is a type of program errors that exposed
when the program is running
Social A website where people can seek other people who share
Networking their information to one another
Touch sensitive A display screen which enables the computer to react to
screen the touch of a finger
Train spotter To describe someone who is fascinated by the technology
of computer
Unix A operating system on which many web servers are hosted
Video Card An electronic circuit board inside a computer
Video Memory A dynamic memory available for the computers display
screen
War chalking Warchalkers that indicate that there is an insecure wireless
access point nearby
Zip Disk A portable type of disk used to store around 100Mb of
data
Zip Drive A type of disk drive that accepts portable zip disks