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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| software | a set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform tasks. |
| operating system | software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computer to perform basic tasks. |
| hardware | includes all of the physical parts of a computer |
| Digital | Includes all of the physical parts of a computer. |
| Hard drive | A built-in storage device inside a computer. |
| input | Information that entered into a computer |
| output | information that a computer produces or processes |
| external storage device | A storage device that can be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable |
| Read-only memory (ROM) | Memory that hold data that can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted. |
| E-portfolio | A collection of the best documents and projects you have created an saved in an election of the best docs and projects you have created and saved in an electronic format |
| Speech recognition | Speech recognition allows a user to enter text and give commands to the computer by speaking into a microphone. |
| PDA | Personal digital assistant |
| Tablet PC | Keyboard, mouse, speaking, or handwriting and pointing on a PDA or Tablet PC |
| Wordpad | WordPad is a basic word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. |
| Handheld education | Often called personal digital assistance. |