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3550 termin wk 1
terminology and abbrev.
Question | Answer |
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OS | Operating System |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
PDA | Personal Digital Assisant |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
ROM | Read only memory |
RAID | Redundent Array of Independent disks |
TPMS | Total Practice Management Systems |
USB | Univerisal Serial bus |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
CD | Compact Disk |
DVD | Digital Video Disks |
MAC | Media Access Control |
PIN | Personal Indenfication Number |
Central Processing Unit | the brain of the computer performs instruction defined by software. |
Input Device | A device used to input data to a computer |
Output Device | A device used to output data from a computer. |
Firewall | A hardware device or software program designed to prevent unauthorized access to a computer system |
Driver | A computer program designed to convert data output from one device to a format compatable with another device |
Data storage devices | a device capable of permanently or temporarly storing digital data |
Hardware | Physical equipment used by the computer system to process data |
Networking | Connecting two or more computers together to share files and hardware. |
Internet | A worldwide publicly accessable network of networks and computers. |
Applacation Software | Software the performs a specfic data-processing funtion. |