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technology definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Laptop | battery or AC-powered personal computers that are more portable than desktop computers, allowing you to use them almost anywhere. |
| Computer | a device that manages and stores information |
| Maniframe | A very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously |
| Desktop | computer that usually sits on a desk and includes a monitor, mouse, and a keyboard |
| Input Device | any device that can feed information into the computer. |
| Output Device | Any device that outputs information from a computer such as a monitor and speakers. |
| Storage Memory | The computer’s memory that doesn’t disappear when the computer is turned off. |
| R.A.M. Random Acess Memory | remembers what you tell the computer to do while the computer is on. The kind of memory that disappears when the computer is turned off; what’s seen on the monitor |
| C.P.U. Central Processing Unit | where all the operations take place, analyzes input data, executes operations, and sends information to storage. |
| Flash Drive | a small data storage device that uses flash memory and has a built-in USB connection; includes jump drives, thumb drives, pen drives, and USB keychain drives |
| CD | Compact Disc; circular storage devices discs that can hold up to 700 MB of data or 80 minutes of audio. The data on a CD is stored as small notches on the disc and is read by a laser from an optical drive |
| Port | plug-in places where devices and cables are plugged into the computer |
| Cable | wires that carry information to and from the computer and its input and output devices |
| Monitor | hardware that works with a video card, to display images and text on the screen. |
| Hardware | The physical part of a computer system such as the keyboard, disk drive, and monitor |
| Software | the programs that make it possible for the computer to do many different things; consists of lines of code written by computer programmers. |
| Application | software programs that allow you to do many different things on a computer |
| Operating System | help computer work with input and output devices, help other software programs work on the computer, helps us find and organize programs and files, displays icons |
| Help Menu | Helps solve difficulties on the computer that can be found with the F1 key or by clicking the help icon |
| Internet | a collection of millions of computers throughout the world, all connected by a “network.” |
| Home Page | This is the starting point or front page of a Web site. |
| Browser | a program that’s used to get on the Internet |
| Search Engine | a program that searches the Internet for a web page that contains what you’re looking for |
| Search Box | A rectangular field on screen that accepts typed-in text in order to look up something or launch a search for related information. |
| Internet Safty Rules | practices and precautions you should observe when using the Internet, so as to ensure that your personal information and your computer remain safe. |