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Technology Vocab 8
TSDE Vocabulary 8 - Internet Usage & Hardware/Software
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disk drive | a device for reading and writing information on flexible or rigid disk |
| hard drive | a fixed nonvolatile magnetic media permanently mounted the CPU |
| hardware | any tangible (physical) piece of computer equipment |
| home row | keys on the keyboard with fingers of the left hand are on A-S-D-F and fingers on the right hand on J-K-L-; |
| motherboard | a computer's main circuit board, containing the CPU, microprocessor support chips, RAM, and expansion (bus) slots |
| operating system | this is the programming that makes your computer run its most basic functions; some examples are UNIX, Linux, Windows 7 & 8, and Mac OSX; OS |
| peripheral devices | external devices attached to the computer such as a modem, disk drive, mouse or printer |
| processor | sometimes called the Central Processing Unit (CPU) or microprocessor, this chip performs all the calculations for the computer |
| productivity software | software that assists in making everyday tasks easier |
| program | a software application |
| publishing software | software that creates professional looking documents; currently being used as well as any applications files currently being created or edited |
| printer | a hardware device used to make a paper copy of what is created on the computer |
| probeware | computer assisted data collection tools |
| plug-in | a small piece of software that adds features to already existing, usually large, programs |
| RAM | readable and writeable memory that acts as a storage area while the computer is on, and is erased every time the computer is turned off; this memory stores data and helps execute programs while in use |
| ROM | readable memory that cannot be corrupted by accidental erasure; ROM retains its data when the computer is turned off; Read Only Memory |
| scanner | a device that reads a printed page and converts it into a graphic image for the computer |
| software | computer programs that provide instructions to the computer hardware allowing it to perform a useful task |
| shareware | software that can be tried before you purchase |
| server | a computer or software package that provides a specific service to client software running on other computers |
| selection | the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable |
| surge protector | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
| stylus | a pen-like device used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into a computer or for input on a touch-sensitive monitor |
| Wide Area Network | computers connected to each other using networks, telephone lines and satellites communications; WAN |
| worm | a computer file designed to do damage that goes through a computer and possibly a network |
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