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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Input Devices | How data such as text,images,or sounds is sent to the processor. |
Output Devices | How proccessed data is seen and/or heard. |
Storage Devices | Permanent forms of storage. |
Central Processing Units | CPU: A chip inside the computer that receives data from input devices and changes it into text, pictures, or sounds. |
Random Access Memorie | 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 Memorie | ROM: ROM contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on. It’s memory is read only and not written to. |
Operating systems (OS) | A program required by computers to manage all programs and hardware. It tells the computer how to do its work. |
Server | A computer that connects a network of computers such as our LISD computers. |
Hard drive | Computer hardware that stores information |
External Hardrive | Portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information. |