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Understanding Essential Computer Concepts
Term | Definition |
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netbook | a type subnotebook computer that is primarily designed to allow users to access the internet and check e-mail |
commands | Input instructions that tell the computer how to process date |
byte | a series odf eight bits |
RAM | temporarily hold date and program while the computer is on |
hard disk | Magnetic storage media that is usually sealed in a case inside the computer |
expansion slot | a slot on the motherboard into which a controller card for a peripheral device is inserted |
server | a computer on a network that acts as the central storage location for programs uniform format of records and field |
spyware | a program that tracks a user's internet usage without the user"s permission |
operating system | software that allocate resources,manage storage space,maintains security and controls I/O |
database | A collection of information stored on one or more computer organized in a uniform of records and fields. |