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Unit One Vocab

TermDefinition
CPU Central Processing Unit is the primary data processing component in a computer
Moniter Hardware device that receives signals from a computer and displays them on a screen
Mouse Hand-controlled electronic device used to manipulate the slurs or on your computer screen
USB cable A type of cable that connects peripheral devices to a computer through a Universal Serial Bus port
Ethernet cable A network cable that allows information to travel between wired devices
Hard Drive Hardware that stores all software and flies on your computer and reads and writes dart onto a spinning magnetic or optical disk
Flash Drive A small, portable plug-in-play storage device used for storing files that plug into a USB port
USB drive A small, portable plug-n-play storage device used for storing files that plugs into a USB port
Thumb Drive A small, portable plug-n-play storage device used for storing files that plugs into a USB port
External Storage Device A small, portable plug-n-play storage device used for storing files that plugs into a USB port
Peripheral Device A variety of input or output devices that are used to communicate with a computer
Printer An output device that usually produces text and graphic onto paper
Scanner An input device that produces a digital image file to be saved onto a computer
Speaker Output device that produces audio from your computer
Computer Software A set of specific instructions executed by a computer
Word Processing Software program that also you to create, edit, and print text documents
Data Base A type of software that stores an organized collections of data on a computer
Operating System Software that communicates with your computers hardware and executes all software programs on your computer
OSX Mac operating system
Windows Widely used Microsoft operation system for personal computers (PC)
Viruses Programs that secretly attach to a document or program and then executes when the document or program is opened
Malware A malicious computer virus designed to damage a computer
Internet Service Provider A company that provides internet service for a monthly fee
Cloud COmputing the use of web applications that allows you to create, save and play games online
Google Docs A free, cloud-based word processor that allows you to create, edit and collaborate in real time with other users
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