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DCT Chapter 1
key terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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software | is a set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to preform tasks. |
operating system | is a software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computer to preform basic tasks. |
hardware | includes all of he physical parts of a computer |
digital | information is information that is represented as individual pieces of data using numbers 1 and 0. |
hard drive | is a built-in storage device inside a computer. |
input | is information that is entered into a computer |
output | is information that a computer deliver information to the user |
external storage device | is a storage device that can be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable |
read-only memory (ROM) | that holds data that can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted. |
e-portfolio | is a collection of the best documents and projects you have created and saved in electronic format. |