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5.01 Quizlet Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Data processing: | Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts and figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts and figures and putting them into formats useful to a business. |
| Data: | Facts and figures. |
| Hardware: | The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem) |
| Information system: | set of coordinated network of components, which act together towards producing, distributing and/or processing information. |
| Information technology: | integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage of data. |
| Intranet: | an internal network similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel; used to access information and communicate with others within an organization. |
| Software: | Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations. |
| Application programs: | Programs that people use to get their work done (i.e., MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, etc.). |
| Central Processing Unit | A particular computer will have a particular type of processor. |
| Computer system: | Consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software (programs and data used with the physical computer). |
| Embedded system: | A computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates. |
| Hard drive: | internal data storage in a computer; stores the operating system, applications, computer program files and data. |
| Input devices: | Keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system. |
| Motherboard: | Components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer. |
| Network: | Consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs. |
| Operating system: | Responsible for starting up application programs, running them, and managing the resources that they need. |
| Output device: | Monitor, printer, speakers; any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human-readable form. |
| Processor: | Contains billions of transistors; responsible for the fundamental computing within the system, and directly or indirectly controls all the other components. |
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