Computer: English Vocabulary List

a place where we can plug in devices to connect them to the electricity

"Plug the lamp into the socket."

"The electrical socket provides a safe connection point for household appliances."

a symbol or indicator on a computer screen that marks the position where user input, such as mouse clicks or keystrokes, is applied

"Move the pointer to click."

"The mouse pointer blinked on the screen, indicating that the program was ready for user input."

a symbol, message, or signal on a computer screen that indicates the system is ready to receive input or commands from the user

"The prompt asked for input."

"The command-line prompt appeared, waiting for me to type in the next instruction."

a communication system facilitating data transfer between components or devices within a computer or between multiple computers

"The data travels on the bus."

"The computer's internal bus is responsible for transferring data between the CPU and the memory modules."