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Term | Definition |
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input device | how data such as text images or sounds is sent to the processor |
output device | how process data is seen and or heard |
central processing unit | cpu a chip inside the computer that receives data from input devices and changes it into text pictures or sounds |
random access memory | ram does not save data while the computer is off it is memory that can be read or written to computers need a lot of ram to run efficiently |
read only memory | rom contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on its memory is read only and not written to |
storage | devices permanent forms of storage |
operating system | 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 lisd computers |
hard drive | computer hardware that stores information |
external hard drive | portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information |