Common Computer Terms and Definitions. 11/09/10. Boot: The act of starting up a computer. Byte: One character (eight bits of data). Cursor: The blinking vertical or horizontal line. that indicates where text is being typed. CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. CD-R/CD-RW: CD-Recordable/CD-Re-Writeable.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is called the âsilent killerâ because very, very few people know when their blood pressure goes up. When I tell somebody that they have high blood pressure for the first time they say, âI donât understand. Iâve had low blood pressure my whole life.â Well, you do until you donât.
8 Pieces of Heartfelt Advice From Cardiologists. Cardiovascular disease is known as the silent killerâespecially for women. It takes the lives of roughly one million Americans every single year, which equals approximately 1 in 4 deaths (more than half are female). Heart disease is considered a silent killer because it often doesnât display telltale symptoms like cancer or lung disease. And many individuals who donât have their cholesterol and blood pressure checked regularly succumb to heart attack without ever realizing they ever had a health issue.