Cambridge Professional English Infotech English for computer users Fourth Editiorf

console game /'kDnsaul ,geim/ n A game played on a video game console, such as PlayStation or Xbox 360, and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system, control unit (CU) /kan'traul ,juinit/ n A component of the CPU which coordinates all the other parts of the computer system. This unit is also responsible for fetching instructions from the main memory and determining their type, cookies /'kukiz/ n Small files used by web servers to know if you have visited their site before. Cookies can store user information but do not read your hard disk, cracker /'kraska/ n An intruder who breaks into computer systems for fun, to steal information, or to propagate viruses. Compare with hacker crash /kraejy 1 n A serious failure which usually requires operator attention before the computer system can be restarted. 2 i/When a hard disk fails, it is said to have crashed, crop /кгг>р/ vTo cut down the dimensions of a picture.
cursor control keys /,k3:sa kan'traul ,ki:z/ n
They include arrow keys that move the insertion point up, down, right and left, and keys such as End, Home, Page Up and Page Down, used within a word processor to move around a long document.