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G6INTRO TO COMPUTERS
GRADE 6
Term | Definition |
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Computer | is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use |
human computers | who performed numerical calculations using mechanical calculators, such as the abacus and slide rule |
Charles Babbage | is called the "Grand Father" of the computer. |
Analytical Engine | The First mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage |
Computer | is an electronic machine which helps in solving problems quickly and easily. |
Computer | It solves problems according to instructions given to it by the computer user called programs or software. It is a digital machine (that uses binary digits) used in all fields. |
Input | 1st step of how computer works. |
Process | 2nd step of how computer works. |
Output | 3rd step of how computer works. |
QWERTY | is the standard layout on English-language typewriters and keyboards. |
Keyboard | is designed to input the data by typing letters, symbols, numbers |
Monitor | is for visual display of all types of information provided by the computer. |
Mouse | is an input device also known as a pointing device of a computer |
Printer | is a device whose main function is to print electronic information like text and images onto paper as a hard copy. |
Printing | the process of transferring data to hard paper |
motherboard | is to acts as the main circuit that enables the integration of all components of a computer. |
Speakers | These provide a means for the computer to produce audio. |
hardware | is any part of the computer that we can touch. |
software | are programs in a computer. We cannot literally touch it. |