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DCT Chap 1
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Software | A set of instructions |
| Operating System | software that controls all of the other software programs and allows computers 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 numbers 1 and 0,rather than a a continuous stream. |
| Hard Drive | a built-in device inside a computer. |
| input | information 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(ROM) | 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 in an electronic formats. |