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computers
Question | Answer |
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Computer | A machine you can program.Started in the 1940's. |
Personal Computer | (pc) Includes a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. |
Hardware | Is all attached equipment to the computer. Examples: speaker, keyboard, mouse, monitor |
Software | Is a set of instructions for the computer that has the ability to change or create data. Examples: Typing Instructor, Power-Point, Word, Games, Publisher, Excel |
Monitor | A display screen. |
Mouse | An input device. It moves the cursor on the monitor. |
Keyboard | A keyboard is a set of keys or buttons that are used to input information and instructions to a computer. |
Hard Drive | Primary storage unit of the computer. It is where the operating system (OS), applications, files, and datat are kept. |
CDROM | A CD-ROM is a compact disc used to store data. A CD-ROM can hold up to 650megabytes of data. |
CDROM Drive | THe small box with the monitor and other parts that let the computer read what is on a CD-ROM. It is uses a laser to read the CD. IT looks |
Data | Data is numbers, letters, pictures, drawings, sound, orders, payments, stories and other peices of |
Program |