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Vocabulary 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Usually mounted inside the computer's system unit and can store billions of characters of data. | Hard disk |
| A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock. | Megahertz |
| A personal computer; designed to meet the computer needs of an individual | Microcomputer |
| Small circuit board that converts the digital signals from a computer into signals that can travel over a network | Network Interface Card |
| Recording of data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide based surface coating. | Magnetic Storage |
| Manipulation of the data in many ways. | Processing |
| Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper. | Printer |
| Approximately 1 billion bytes. | Gigabyte |
| Used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities. | Peripheral Device |
| The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location. | RAM |
| A legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program | Software Licenses |
| A set of principles of right conduct; A theory or a system of moral values; The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession | Ethics |
| A computer that has the purpose of supplying its users with data; usually through the use of a LAN (local area network). | Server |
| Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk. | CD-ROM |
| A device that connects at least two networks | Router |