Computer Technical Terms
- State-of-the-Art
- Any computer you can't afford.
- Obsolete
- Microsecond
- The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete.
- 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. (pronounced 'gooey')
- 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.
- 386
- The average IQ needed to understand a PC.