Have you ever been in a position were you needed a dictionary to understand some of the tech terms you hear or read about? Here is a list of few technology terms explained so that most of the people can understand what they are about.

Burning

Slang term meaning to write data to a CD-ROM. A CD burner is another name for a CD-R drive.

LCD

LCD (liquid crystal display) is the technology used for displays in notebook and other smaller computers. Like light-emitting diode (LED) and gas-plasma technologies, LCDs allow displays to be much thinner
than cathode ray tube (CRT) technology. LCDs consume much less power than LED and gas-display displays because they work on the principle of blocking light rather than emitting it.

Laser Printer

A laser printer is a popular type of personal computer printer that uses a non-impact (keys don’t strike the paper), photocopier technology. When a document is sent to the printer, a laser beam “draws” the document on a selenium-coated drum using electrical charges.

LAN party

It is a gathering in which gamers (devotees of computer games) gather to share a local area network (LAN) and participate in extended gaming sessions of popular games such as Quake, Doom or Wolfenstein.

TCP/IP

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet.

xD-card

An abbreviation for xD (Extreme Digital), the xD-Picture Card is a type of removable flash memory designed for use in digital cameras.

Zombie

A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the Internet.