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Hardware Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Computer literacy | The knowledge and ablity to use computers and technology efficiently. |
| Computer | An electronic device for stoing and processing data. |
| data | a collection of unprocessed items which can include text, numbers,image and videos. |
| information | conveys meaning and is useful to people |
| information processing cycle | series of input, process, output and storage activities |
| Hardware | electric,ekctronic and mechanical components |
| input devices-examples | any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instruction into a computer. Ex: Webcam,keyboard and mouse |
| output devices-examples | any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people. Ex: printer |
| storage devices -examples | records and/or retrives items to and from storage media Ex: memory card |
| Hard drive | provide greater storage capactiy than USB flash drives. |
| flash drive | a portable storage device that can be transported on a key chain or in a pocket |
| system unit | a case that contains the electronic componets of the computer that are used to process data |
| processor | the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instruction that operate the computer |
| memory | consists of electronic componets that store instructions waiting to be executed |
| motherboard | a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other devices |
| communication devices | a hardware component that enables a computer to send and recieve data,instructions and information to and from one or more computers |
| modem | a combined device for modulation and demodulation |
| application software | a computer software designed to help the user to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. |
| system software | System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide and maintain a platform for running application software. |
| personal computers | a computer designed for use by one person at a time. |
| mobile computer | Mobile computing is "taking a computer and all necessary files and software out into the field." |
| tablet pc | a writing pad for a computer |
| digital pen | users write or draw by pressing the pen on the screen |
| game console | A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or modified computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game |
| server | a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network. |
| mainframe computer | a large expensive computer that can handle 100 or 1000 connencted user simutaniously |
| supercomputers | fastest and most powerful computer and the most expensive |
| embedded computer | a special purpose computer that functions as a computer in a larger product |
| Matthew Luu | 2nd Period |
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