IBPS RRB Officers Selection Exam: Computer Terminology R to S
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| RAM | Random access memory. Memory that the computer user can access. It can be changed if necessary (resaving a word processing document) . The computer՚s working memory |
| ROM (Read only memory) | Read ONLY Memory. Memory that contains programs and data that are permanently recorded when the computer is built. Information stays in memory even when the computer shuts down: |
| Save | To store information on a floppy disk, hard drive or CD for later use. Work should be saved often, every 5 or 10 minutes, to make sure the latest changes are safely recorded |
| Save As | To save a document with a new name or to a new location on your hard drive |
| Search | To look for specific information on the internet or computer |
| Search Engines | Software that searches, gathers, and identifies information from a database based on an index, keywords or titles. |
| Search Strategies | There are 3 basic ways to begin a search: 1. Try to guess the URL; 2. Use Subject directories provided by some search engines; 3. Use a Search engine for large searches using unique keywords or combinations of keywords to narrow a search |
| Security | Protection of a computer, its files, or a computer network from use without permission of the owner or owners |
| Server | A special computer used to store programs and files, and then sends it out to other computers one or all at a time |
| Shareware | A form of free software; however, the author of shareware hopes you will make a voluntary contribution for using the product. Software that can be tried before you purchase |
| Software | A program that consists of instructions used to control hardware and accomplish tasks. The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do. |
| Spreadsheets | Provides the tools for working with numbers and allows you to create and edit electronic spreadsheets in managing and analyzing information. |
| Stand Alone Computer | A computer that does not rely upon any other computer or server to work; it is not networked and does not share resources. |
| Storyboard | A graphic organizer used for planning and developing a multimedia presentation. The contents, layout, and formatting of each card/slide and the linking together of the cards/slides is storyboarding. |
| Supercomputers | Classified by size, the largest classification of computers. |