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Hardware Basics 0321
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Equitable Access | robust and reliable acces to current and emerging technologies and digital resources, with connectivity to all studenets, teachers, staff, and school leaders |
| Access Options | stand alone computers, computer learning stations, computer centers, computer lab, mobile technology |
| Computer System | computer and supporting devices that work as a team to recieve and process data and then output it into a usable formate |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) | information processing |
| Control Unit | retrieves and sends signals to the rest of the computer |
| Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) | performs calculations for data processing |
| Memory Unit | storage of info internally |
| RAM | temporary memory, new info, only when turned on |
| ROM | permanent internal memory, inaccesable to user, stores intrustions for programs |
| Binary Coding System (ASCII) | made up of zeros and ones |
| Bit | binary character, smallest unit of binary info |
| Byte | 8 bits, represents a charcter or number |
| Kilobyte | 1024 bytes |
| Megabyte | 1024 kilobytes |
| Gigabyte | 1024 megabytes |