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key terms
Term | Definition |
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Software | is a set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform tasks |
Operating Systems | 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 |
Hard Drive | the built-in storage 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 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 format |
digital | information that is represented as individual pieces of data using the numbers 1 and 0, rater than as a continuous stream. |