computer software that is backwards-compatible can operate with pieces of software of the same type that were made at an earlier time (計算機軟件)向後兼容的,兼容舊版本的
a case-sensitive computer program is able to recognize the difference between the large forms of letters, A, B, C etc and their and small forms, a, b, c etc
[usually before noun]computingintelligent software is able to react and deal with changes or different situations in a way that is similar to human intelligence 智能的
an object-oriented computer language uses a system in which small parts of the program are considered as separate objects that can be put together to make the whole program 面向對象的(面向對象的計算機語言使用這樣一種系統,即把程序的各個小部分看作互相分割的、可拼合成一個完整的程序的對象)
computingpeer to peer: P2P software allowscomputers to communicate directly with each other without going through a server點對點,端對端(點對點軟件使計算機之間可以不通過服務器就能直接傳遞信息)
if a machine or manufacturing process runslights-out, it is controlled by a computer and does not need a human to be present in order to operate or supervise it
Factories that run lights out are fully automated and require no human presence on-site.
computingtemporary files and folders hold information that is needed only for a short time, and are often deleted (=removed or destroyed) automatically (文件和文件夾)臨時的(指用來存儲暫時需要的信息的文件或文件夾,用後往往自動删除)
universal serial bus: a way of connecting a printer, keyboard, or other piece of equipment to a computer using a special cable and without having to turn the computer off and on again
what you see is what you get: used for describingsystems in which what you see on the computer screen is exactly what will appear when you print it on paper 所見即所得的(指計算機顯示屏上顯示的將與打印在紙上的完全一致)