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DCT Chap 1
Key Terms and definitions.
Term | Definition |
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Software | is a set of instructons,,that tells a computer how to perform tasks. |
Operating System | is software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computer to perform basic tasks |
Hardware | all of the physical parts of a computer |
Digital | information that is represented as individual pieces of data using the umbers 1 and 0, rather than as continuos stream |
Hard Drive | the built-in storage device inside a computer |
Input | informaton that is 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 | memory that holds 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 and saved inan electronic format |