Computer 50 Facts
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| An instruction that causes a computer to perfom a task | Command
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| A piece of hardware that links your computer to other computers | Modem
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| A flashing symbol on a computer screen that shows where the information you enter will appear | Cursor
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| A piece of hardware that displays text and graphics from a computer | Monitor
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| The styles of type available on a computer | Fonts
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| Any part of a computer system that you can see or touch | Hardware
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| A group of computers connected together to share information and/or hardware | Network
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| A list of commands for you to choose from | Menu
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| A piece of hardware connected to a computer and used to enter information and instructions | Keyboard
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| A flexible disk that stores computer data | Floppy Disk
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| a set of electonic instructions that tells a computer what to do | Software
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| a hand-held device used to move or select items on a screen | Mouse
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| a piece of hardware that produces a paper copy of the information from a computer | Printer
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| Stores information on a floppy disk | Floppy Drive
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| Reads information stored on compact disks | CD ROM Drive
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| Disk Operating System | DOS
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| Operating software | Windows
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| Where the monitor displays information | Screen
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| This pad makes it easier to enter numbers into the computer | Numeric Pad
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| used to remove one or more characters | Delete Key
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| used to remove one or more characters | Backspace Key
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| Used to quit a task you are performing | Escape Key
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| Used to start a new paragraph or tell the computer to carry-out a command | Enter/Return Key
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| used in conjunction with another key to have the computer perform a specific task | Control Key
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| used in conjunction with another key to have the computer perform a specific task | Alt Key
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| Used in conjunction with another letter key for upper case letters | Shift Key
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| Process of preparing a disk for reading and writing | Format
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| An electronic device operating under the control of instruction stored in its memory unit | Computer
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| Provides visual cues and icons to help the user | Graphical User Interface
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| A software program tht lets you access and view web pages | Web Browser
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| A unique address for a web site | Uniform Resource Locator
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| Software that allows the user to add, subtract, and perform user-defined calculations on rows | Electronic Spreadsheet
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| hyper text transfer protocol | http:
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| Contains the electronic circuits that cause the computer processing to occur | Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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| holds one space of information | Byte
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| A narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of a disk | Track
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| Comprised of input, process, output, and storage | Information Processing Cycle
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| a collection of raw facts, figures and symbols given to a computer during input operations | Data
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| input devices, CPU, memory, output devices, and storage devices | Components of the computer
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| Is the time it takes to locate and retrieve data | Access time
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| People who use computers directly or use the information they provide | Users
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| One Billion bytes | Gigabyte
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| One Million Bytes | Megabyte
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| The process of loading the operating system into memory when a computer is turned on | Booting
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| Tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing and executing an application | Operating System
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| Consists of programs to control the operations of computer equipment | System Software
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| Allows the user to enter, retrieve and update data in an organized and efficient manner | Database software
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| software that allows the user to add, subtact, and perform user-defined calculations on rows and columns | Spreadsheet
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| Consists of programs that tell a computer how to produce information | Application Software
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| Sames as Hard Disk...Most of these types are not designed to be removed from the computer | Hard Drive
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