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Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Computer | is an electronic device that processes data |
personal computer | is used by one person at a time |
central processing unit | is like the computer's brain |
bit | is the smallest unit of information, always either a 1 or a 0 |
byte | the building block for all information that flows through a computer |
hardware | is the collection of physical devices that make up your computer system |
input | is when a user enters information into a computer |
output | is when a computer delivers information back to a user |
read-only memory | memory is permanent information on your computer |
random-access memory | memory is temporary information that your computer usesonly when you work with a particular file |
storage device | is lke yor long term memory such as a hard drive |
software | is a set of instructions that makes is possible for your computer to perform tasks |
operating system | is the main program that makes your computer work |
network | is a group of computers connected together |
drive | is the largest storage area |
folder | is a place to save and organize files |
file | is a collection of data |
save as | lets you rename a file and at the same time copy the file by saving it to a new location |
shortcut | is an icon that is a direct link to a file of folder |
keyword | is a word keyed into a cearch box that matches the topic you are looking for |
content search | it is like using a book's table of contents |
keyword search | its search results include all of the topics in which the keywords appear |