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Unit 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| video card | a circuit board used to manage the display on the monitor (ex. NVidia, GeForce.) |
| sound card | a circuit board that receives sound in digital form and reproduced it through speakers |
| Peripheral Devices | The external input or output devices that are used to communicate with a computer. (Ex. mouse, keyboard, scanner, monitor, printer.) |
| Router | a device that sends packets of data from one LAN (Local Area Network) to another network |
| modem | a device that is used to transmit data from a computer through phone lines or a cable |
| Hard Drive | a device that stores all software and files on your computer; reads and writes data onto a spinning magnetic or optical disk |
| CD ROM Drive | a device that writes data onto or reads data from a CD |
| Floppy Drive | a disk that can read and write to floppy disks |
| USB port | a place on a computer where a USB cable is plugged |
| inkjet printer | a common type of printer that sprays ionized drops of ink onto paper |
| Expansion slots | places on the motherboard where additional cards can be plugged in; mostly used to expand RAM |
| LAN | Also known as a Local Area Network, this is a network of computer in a single location |
| WAN | Also known as a Wide Area Network, this is a collection of LANs across a large area |
| Software | the set of instructions executed by a computer. (Ex. Word and Windows 10.) |
| Power Supply | provides electricity to turn on and operate your computer |
| Wi-Fi | Also known as wireless fidelity, this technology allows a wireless card to send a signal to a wireless router without physical cables |
| Hardware | the physical components that make up a computer system. (Ex. motherboard, hard drive, etc.) |
| Motherboard | the main circuit board of your computer, holds the RAM, CPU, video card, etc. |
| Server | the computer that manages access to resources on a network |
| Laser printer | a type of printer uses laser beams to print high-resolution images onto paper |
| Webcam | the device is used to capture your live movement in real time to broadcast online |
| CPU | the primary data processing component of a computer; also known as the Central Processing Unit |
| Computer Fan | this is used to cool the CPU (Processor). |
| RAM | Also known as random-access memory, this temporarily stores information while you work on your computer |
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