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C2 Vocabulary 056
Question | Answer |
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RAM | Temporary memory designed to hold new data |
Input Devices | Allow input of data into a computer. Examples are a keyboard and mouse. |
Resolution | Defines the clarity of an image on a screen, measured in pixels. |
DPI | Dots Per Inch, the unit of measurement used to express the clarity of a printed page. |
CD-R | Compact Disc-Recordable, allows user to record data onto it once. |
CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory, are discs which cannot have new information added to them. |
CD-RW | Compact Disc-Rewritable, discs that allow the user to add information to them and edit or remove the information to make room for new information. |
DVD-ROM | Digital Versatile Disc - Read-Only Memory, similar to a CD-ROM but can hold much more information because they are double-sided. |
Blue-ray Disc | Similar to a DVD-ROM, but can hold even more information. Used primarily for high definition video and audio files. |
COWs | Computer On Wheels, are mobile workstations that may include a desktop or laptop computer and usually a printer and CD player. |
Binary Coding System | System of code made up of zeros and ones. |
Bit | A single character of binary coding system. |
Byte | Eight bits of the binary coding system. |
Processor Speed | Measured in megahertz (MHz) and gigahertz (GHz), expresses the speed that a computer is capable of moving data in and out of memory. |
Software | Any program on a computer, such as a web browser or typing program, that tells the computer how to act in a certain way in order to accomplish the user's task. |