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Term | Definition |
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Computer | an electronic devise that processes data |
personal computer | used by one person at a time |
central processing unit | like the comptuters brain |
bit | the smallest unit of information, always either a 1 or a 0 |
byte | the building block for all information |
hardware | the collection of physical devices that make up your computer system |
input | when a user enter information into a computer |
output | when a computer delivers information back to a user |
random-acess memory (RAM) | the temporary information that a computer uses only when it works with a particular file |
read-only memory (ROM) | the permanent information your hard drive |
storage devise | a hard drive a server or a disk |
software | a set of instructions that makes it possible for your computer to preform tasks |
operating system (OS) | the main program that makes your computer work |
network | a group of computers connected together |
drive | the largest storage area |
folder | a place to save and organize files |
file | a collection of data |
save as | lets you rename a file and save it, copy the file by saving it to a new location |
shortcut | an icon that is a direct link to a file or folder |
keyword | a word keyed into a search box that matches the topic you are looking for |
content search | look for information from a list of categories and topics |
keyword search | key one or more keywords |