Code          software instruction    cryptic message
Boot          load operating sys.     footwear
Virus         makes computer sick     makes you sick
Memory        data storage            retained ideas
News          Usenet                  NBC/CNN/C-Span
Mail          electronic letters      bills/junk mail
FIDO          subnet                  dog
Pen           pointing device         writing with ink thing
Slip          external comm.          a fall/undergarment
Mouse         pointing device         rodent
Screen        terminal face           metal mesh
Spool         swap device             thing that holds thread
Thread        code structure method   stuff on spools
OOP           C++                     a booboo
Ports         serial, parallel etc    place where ships dock
Floppy        removeable disk         limp
Hard drive    fixed disk              difficult trip
Windows       GUI nightmare           cleaning nightmare
Root          sysadm                  bottom part of plant