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Tech app voc 2
Term | Definition |
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Imput Devices | how data such as text, images, or sounds is sent to the processor |
Output Devices | how processed data is seen and/or heard |
Cental Processing Unit | CPU: A chip inside the computer that receives data from input devices and changes it into text, pictures, or sounds |
Random Access Memory | RAM does not store data while the computer is off. It is memory that can be read and written to. Computers need a lot of RAM to run efficiently |
Read Only Memory | ROM: ROM contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on. It’s memory is read only and not written to. |
Storage Devices | Permanent forms of storage |
Operating Systems | A program requiand hardware. It tells the computer how to do its workred by computers to manage all programs |
Servers | A computer that connects a network of computers such as our LISD computers |
Hard drive | Computer hardware that stores information. |
External Hard Drive | Portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information. |