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TOGY4W29 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circuit board | a piece material upon which chips or other electronic components can be mounted and interconnected so as to perform specific functions |
| Computer chip | a tiny metal and plastic piece, generally in the shape of a rectangle a few millimeters long, on which a miniaturized electronic circuit is formed |
| Graphics | the representation of data in a way that includes images and/or text. Computer-aided design, typesetting, video games, and nearly all current computer programs involve the use of graphics |
| Icon | 1) an image, a representation; 2) (incomputing) a picture on a screen that represents a command (ie to open, close, or otherwise manipulate a specific file, directory, window, option, or program) in a graphical user interface |
| Interface (1) | (graphical user interface (GUI)) a software interface using pictures to represent the input/output of a program. |
| Interface (2) | This standardize/simplify the use of computer programs. Most GUIs run on a windowed operating system (Windows or Mac), and use a mouse to move text and images on a monitor with icons, windows, menus |
| Keyboard (computer) | A hardware device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons (keys) which the user presses to input characters to a computer. Keyboards vary in the keys they have, as well as various function keys and special purpose keys, eg reset or volume control |
| Microprocessor | an integrated circuit that contains the entire central processing unit of a computer on a single chip. (The CPU is all circuitry necessary to interpret and enact program instructions) |
| Monitor | a device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays textual or graphical information on a screen |
| Mouse (1) | a hand-held, palm-sized, button-activated input device. When rolled along a flat surface it directs an indicator to move on a computer screen, allowing the user to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics. |
| Mouse (2) | The term comes from the appearance of the device, with the cord to the main computer being seen as a tail of sorts |
| Program (computer) | 1) a series of instructions given to a computer to direct it to carry out certain operations; 2) an entire piece of software intended to be installed and used on a computer |
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