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Computer Skillz
Question | Answer |
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Application | A computer program or piece of software |
Avatar | computer games in computer games, a character or persona of a player with a graphical representation |
backup | a copy of computer data that is stored, e.g. a copy stored on a floppy disk |
Beta | being tested for bugs, crashes, errors, inconsistencies, and any other problems. |
blog | a Web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions |
browser | a piece of computer software used to search for information on the World Wide Web |
byte | a group of eight bits of computer information. |
bit | the smallest unit of computer data. |
RAM | (Random access memory)like short term memory |
hard drive | a rigid disk inside a computer that holds a large quantity of data and programs |
flash drive | a small plastic device functioning as a disk drive, containing memory |
megabyte | a unit of computer data or storage space equivalent to 1,024 kilobytes |
kilobyte | a unit of computer data or storage space equivalent to 1,024 bytes |
Gig | one million bytes |
terabyte | a unit of computer data or storage space equivalent to 1,024 gigabytes |
processor | the central processing unit of a computer |
megahertz MHz | equal to 1,000 kilohertz, or 1,000,000 hertz. |
gigahertz GHz | a unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz, or cycles, per second. |
hertz | the SI unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. |
clock speed | the speed of a microprocessor's internal clock that controls how fast a computer makes calculations |