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Dictionary of Computer Terms
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486 - The average IQ needed to understand a PC.

State-of-the-art - Any computer you can't afford.

Obsolete - Any computer you own.

Microsecond - The time it takes for your state-of-the-art
computer to become obsolete.

G3 - Apple's new Macs that make you say "Gee, three times
faster than the computer I bought for the same price a
Microsecond ago."

Syntax Error - Walking into a computer store and saying "Hi,
I want to buy a computer and money is no object."

Hard Drive - The sales technique employed by computer
salesmen, especially after a Syntax Error.

GUI - What your computer becomes after spilling your coffee
on it.

Keyboard - The standard way to generate computer errors.

Mouse - An advanced input device to make computer errors
easier to generate.

Floppy - The state of your wallet after purchasing a
computer.

Portable Computer- A device invented to force businessmen
to work at home, on vacation, and on business trips.

Disk Crash - A typical computer response to any critical deadline.

Power User - Anyone who can format a disk from DOS.

System Update - A quick method of trashing ALL of your
software.


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