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What is scientific discipline concerned with interactions between humans and workplace? ergonomics
What should you do every 15-20 minutes while using a computer? stretch
What does RSI stand for? Repetitive Stress Injury
How far away from your computer monitor should you be? An arm's length
If your workspace is not ergonomically correct for you, then you should ______________ it. Adapt
An RSI is easier to _______________ than treat. prevent
CPU stands for: Central Processing Unit
What is a program that gives the computer instructions? Software
What are devices within or attached to the CPU/tower? Hardware
What piece of software communicates between software and hardware? Operating System
What is used to organize files and programs? Folder
What is a piece of work created by using a program? File
Pictures, graphs, charts, icons, and clipart are all examples of _____________. Graphics
What are smaller boards plug into the motherboard and have a specific purpose, for drives or ports? expansion cards
What is the largest circuit board? motherboard
What converts electricity to current that works in computer? power supply
BIOS stands for? Basic Input Output System
RAM is memory that can be read and write information if you tell it to save. What does RAM stand for? Random Access Memory
What are places on outside to plug in hardware? Ports
ROM is memory that can only be read. What does ROM stand for? Read Only Memory
What is thousands of compartments that the memory chips in the computer are divided up into? Bit
What is eight bits grouped together? byte
What is equal to about 1,000 bytes? kilobyte
What is equal to about 1,000,000 bytes? megabyte
What is equal to about 1,000,000,000 bytes? gigabyte
What can hold 1.44 MB of information? floppy disk
External harddrives, jumpdrive, and CDs are all examples of ___________________. (2 words) storage devices
What reads information off of storage disks? disk drive
What holds data in the computer? hard drive
What Microsoft program is used to create slide presentations? PowerPoint
What Microsoft program is used to wordprocess? Word
What Microsoft program is used to create spreadsheets with data? Excel
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