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ComputerSkills Wswin
For Computer Skills class.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Application | A software program that runs on your computer. |
| Avatar | A character that represent an online player. |
| backup | A copy of one or more files. |
| Beta | The pre stages of a software program. |
| Blog | List of journal entries posted on a Web page. |
| Browser | The program people use to access the World Wide Web. |
| Byte | A byte is a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory. |
| Bit | A bit is a single digit number in base-2 (a zero or a one) and is the smallest unit of computer data. |
| RAM | Made up of small memory chips that form a memory module. Random Access Memory |
| Hard Drive | What stores your data. |
| Flash Drive | A small storage device. |
| Megabyte | Measure of one million bytes. |
| Kilobyte | Measure of one thousand bytes. |
| Gigabyte | Measure of one billion bytes. |
| Terabyte | Measure of one trillion bytes. |
| Processor | Does all the computations such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. |
| Megahertz MHz | Is used to measure wave frequencies, as well as the speed of microprocessors. Equal to 1000 Kilohertz. |
| Gigahertz GHz | Is used to measure wave frequencies, as well as the speed of microprocessors. Equal to 1000 Megahertz. |
| Hertz | Is used to measure wave frequencies, as well as the speed of microprocessors. 1 Hertz= 1 cycle per second. |
| Clock Speed | Is the rate at which a processor can complete a processing cycle. |