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Tech App Vocab. 01
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Input Devices | How data such as texts,images,or sounds is sent to the processor. |
| Output Devices | How processed data is seen and/or heard. |
| Central Processing Unit | CPU:A chip inside the computer that recieves data from input devices and changes it into text,pictures or sounds. |
| Random Access Memory | RAM Does not store data while the computer is off.It is memory that can be read |
| Read-Only Memory | ROM: ROM contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on. It’s memory is read only and not written to. |
| Storage devices | Permanent forms of storage. |
| Operating Systems (O.S) | 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 Hard Drive | Portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information. |