Cambridge Professional English Infotech English for computer users Fourth Editiorf

Instant Messaging (IM) /.instant 'mesid3iij/ n Exchanging text messages in real-time between two or more people logged into IM services such as AIM, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. Modern IM services also have audio and video capabilities.
Intel /'intel / n The company that designs and produces the processors used in most PCs.
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'djuiau/ n Technology that includes two cores, or processors, into a single chip, offering twice the speed of a traditional chip, interactive whiteboard /inta,aektiv 'waitboid/ n A touch-sensitive projection screen that allows the user to control a computer directly, by touching the board instead of using a keyboard. Used in presentation situations such as teaching.
interface /'intafeis/ n Channels and control circuits which provide a connection between the CPU and the peripherals. See also user interface. Internet /'intanet/ n A global network of computer networks which offers services such as email, file transfer, online chats, newsgroups, and information retrieval on the Web. It evolved from the Arpanet of the 70s and uses the TCP/IP protocol.