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Tech app voc.
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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: 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 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 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 (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 hard drive | Portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information. |
| acceptable use policies | a list of rules explaining what you may or may not do with the information,website, or program |
| Intellectual Property | Anything a person has written, drawn, or created from their own ideas (Examples: books, art, websites, songs) |
| Copyright Laws | Laws created to protect people's products such as books or songs so that they are not copied or stolen. |
| Ethical Use | following rules or doing the right thing |
| Computer Hacking | gaining access to online information without permission |
| piracy | someone copies computer software or other digital information without permission |
| computer virus | this ruins files or the hard drive on your computer; it usually begins by opening an infected email |
| invasion of privacy | accessing someone's private information without their permission |
| citation | cite an original work to give credit to the person or people whose ideas you are using |
| cyber bullying | the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm or harass other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. |
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