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BIS 104
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| related software programs, such as a group of graphics programs, utility programs or office related software, that are sold bundled together | Software Suite |
| a software program that is distributed on the honor system, typically available free of charge by may require a small registration fee | Shareware Program |
| electronic path over which data travels | Bus |
| device made of semiconductor material that controls the flow of electrons inside a chip | Transistor |
| the operating system designed for BlackBerry devices | BlackBerry OS |
| a small quartz crystal located on the motherboard that synchronizes the computer's operations | System Clock |
| CTRL+P | |
| a program designed to play audio and video files via your computer | Media Player |
| electronic trash or waste | E-Trash |
| the processing technique in which multiple processors or multiple processing cores in a single computer, each work on a different job | Multiprocessing |
| are chips located inside the system unit used to store data and instructions while it is working with them | Memory |
| a name that uniquely identifies a user on a specific computer network | Username |
| the hardware used to store most programs and data on a computer | Hard Drive |
| the main circuit board inside the system unit | Mother Board |
| justify center | CTRL+E |
| bold | CTRL+B |
| a group of values and other data organized into rows and columns | Spreadsheet |
| a technique that uses multiple processors or multiple processing cores simultaneously, usually to process a single job as fast as possible | Parallel Processing |
| to modify data | Process |
| a connector on the exterior of the system unit case that is used to connect external hardware devices | Port |
| high-speed bus standard used to connect devices to a computer | Fire Wire |
| a storage medium in the shape of a thin circular disc, made out of poly-carbonate substrate read from and written to using a laser beam | Optical Disc |
| the main case of a computer | System Unit |
| new document | CTRL+N |
| the use of computers in an environmentally friendly manner | Green Computing |
| the process of entering data into a computer, which can also refer to the data itself | Input |
| an application program designed to teach one or more skill | Educational Software |
| data that has been processed into a meaningful form | Information |
| a memory management technique frequently used by operating systems that uses a portion of the computer's hard drive as additional RAM | Virtual Memory |
| the chip located on the motherboard of a computer that performs the processing for a computer | Central Processing Unit |
| a thing board containing computer chips and other electronic components | Circuit Board |
| the transmission of data from one device to another | Communications |
| the largest and most well-know computer network, linking millions of computers all over the world | Internet |
| The fastest, most expensive and most powerful type of computer | Supercomputer |
| small program used to communicate with a peripheral device, such a a monitor, printer, or a keyboard | Device Driver |
| messages sent from on user to another over the internet or other network | |
| used to keep track of the files stored on a computer so they can be retrieved when needed | File Management |
| save | CTRL+S |
| a collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within the computer | Operating System |
| presenting someone else's work as your own | Plagiarism |
| The programs that allow you to perform specific tasks on a computer | Application Software |
| a named collection of bytes that represent virtually any type of data | File |
| a collection of related web pages | Website |
| the operation of saving data, programs or output for future use | Storage |
| the means, by which an operating system or other program interacts with the user | User Interface |
| justify full | CTRL+J |
| to surf a web browser to view web pages | Surfing the web |
| the actions taken by programs built into the computer's hardware to start up the operating system | Boot Processes |
| the amount of data that a CPU can manipulate at one time | Word |
| a group of very fast memory circuitry located on or close to the CPU to speed up processing | Cache Memory |
| programs or instructions used to tell the computer what to do to accomplish a given task | Software |
| very small piece of silicon or other semi-conduction material that contains integrated circuits and transistors | Computer Chip |
| help | F1 |
| eight bits grouped together | Byte |
| overall standards | Ethics |
| raw, unorganized facts | Data |
| find | CTRL+F |
| the operating system created by Microsoft in 1985 with a graphic used interface | Windows |
| the essential portion, or core, of the operating system | Kernel |
| undo | CTRL+Z |
| the physical parts of a computer | Hardware |
| a permit that specifies the conditions under which a buyer can use the software | Software License |
| a measurement of the number of instructions that a CPU can process per second | Clock Speed |
| copy | CTRL+C |
| an online version of note taking software program | Web Notebook |
| indent | CTRL+M |
| open (folder) | CTRL+O |
| part of a CPU that coordinates its operations | Control Unit |
| very small communication device with a built-in computing or internet capability | Mobile device |
| type of computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time | Personal Computer(PC) |
| programs such as the operating system and utility programs that control computer and its devices, and enable application software to tun on the computer | System Software |
| highlight all | CTRL+A |
| smallest unit of data that a binary computer can recogniae | Bit |
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