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CS111 Chapters 1-2

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Magnetic disk system A type of storage system that uses flexible plastic or rigid metal disks onto which data is recorded magnetically.
Storage Medium The part of a storage system where data is stored, such as a DVD disc
Storage Device A piece of hardware, such as a DVD drive, into which a storage medium is inserted to be read from or written to
Another way to say "one million bytes" is? One megabyte
What numbering system is used by computers to perform mathematical functions? Binary System
Output device A piece of hardware that presents the results of processing in a form the user can understand.
Display device An output device that contains a viewing screen
Which type of memory is erased when the lights go out? RAM
Unicode An international coding system for text-based data using any written language
Input device A piece of hardware that supplies input to a computer
Binary numbering system The numbering system that represents all numbers using just two sent text-based data for computer processing on my types of computers
Electronic Pen (Stylus) An input device that is used to write electronically on the display screen
Biometric Reader A device used to input biometric data
RFID Tag A device containing a tiny chip and a radio antenna that is attached to an object so it can be identified using RFID technology
Motherboard The main circuit board of a computer, located inside the system unit, to which all computer system components connect
System Unit The main box of a computer that houses the CPU, motherboard, memory, and other devices
Printers form images with drops of liquid ink Ink-jet printer
The part of the microprocessor that performs integer arithmetic operations is called? ALU Arithmetic/Logic Unit
A storage device that contains flash memory and is plugged into a computer's USB port can be called? Flash Drive
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