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George Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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hardware | electric,electronic,and mechanical compomnents in a computer. |
information processing cycle | input,process,output,storage,communication. |
information | conveys meaning and is useful to people |
data | collection of unprocessed items |
computer | electronic device operating under the control of instruction in its memory |
computer literacy | current knowledge and understanding of computer and their uses |
input device | mouse,keyboard,flash drive |
output device | hardware that conveys information to one or more. |
storage devices | records and retrievers items to and from storage mdeia. |
hard drive | provides greater strorage capacity than a usb flash drive |
flash drive | portable storage device |
processor | interprets and carries out the basic instructions |
memory | store instructions and waiting to be executed for those instructions. |
motherboard | main circuit board of the syste unit which had some electronic componenets attatched to iy and other built into it. |
communication devices | enable a computer to send and recieve data,intstructiong, and informaton |
modem | communications device that converts a comouter's digital signals to analog signals |
application software | programs designed to make users more productive. |
system software | programs that control or maintain the operation of the computer and all it's devices |
personal computer | desktop & notebooks |
tablet pc | resemble a letter-sized slate |
digital pen | input device that allows users to write or draw on the screen by pressing th epen and issue sintructins to a Tablet apca |
game console |