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Hardware Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Computer Literacy | understanding of computers and their uses. |
Comuter | Electronic device, operating under the control of instrutions stored in its own memory. |
Data | Collection of unprocessed items,which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video. |
Information Processing Cycle | Series of input, process, output, and storage activities performed by a computer. |
Input Devices | Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer. |
Output Devices | is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people. |
Storage Devices | records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media. |
System Unit | is a case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are used to process data. |
Motherboard | Main circuit board of the system unit. |
Communication Devices | is a hardware component that enables a computer to send and recieve data to and from one computer to another. |
Application Software | Program designed to make users more productive and/or assisting them with personal tasks. |
System Software | Consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer snd its devices. |
Personal Computers | Computer that can perform all of its input,processing,output, and storage activities by itself and contains a processor, memory,and one or more input, output, and storage devices. |
Moblie Computers | Computing device small enough for a user to hold in his or her hand. |
Tablet PC | Special type of notebook computer that allows users to write on the screen using a digital pen. |
Digital Pen | Input device that allows users to write or drawn on the screen. |
Game Consoles | Mobile computing device designed for sigle player or multiplayer video games. |
Servers | Computer that controls acces to hardware, software, and other resources on a network. |
Mainframe Computer | Large,expensive,powerful computer that can handle hundreads or thousands of connected users simultaneously storing tremendous amounts of data. |
Super Computers | Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer. |
Embedded Computers | Special computer that functions as a component in another product. |
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