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Tech App vocabulary
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 processed data is seen and/or heard |
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) | CPU: A chip inside the computer that receives data from input devices and changes it into text, pictures, or sounds. |
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) | 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 MEMORY (ROM) | ROM: ROM contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on. It’s memory is read only and not written to. |