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DCT Chp 1
key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Software | is a set of instructions, also called a program or applications, that tells a computer how to perform task. |
| operating system | is software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computers to perform basic task |
| hardware | includes all the physical parts of a computer |
| digital | information is information that represents as individual pieces of data using numbers 1 and 0,rather then a continuous stream |
| hard drive | a build in storage device inside a computer |
| input | is information that enters into a computer |
| output | is information that a computer produces or processes |