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Devon Chpt 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Computer Literacy | Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses |
| Computer | Electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory |
| Data | Collection of unprocessed |
| Information | Conveys meaning and is useful to people |
| Information Processing Cycle | When you input data, process, output the data, then puts it in storage |
| Hardware | A device used to enter data and instructions |
| Input Devices (Examples) | Scanner, Camera, Hardrive, Webcam, Game Controller, Microphone |
| Output Devices (Examples) | Printer, Monitor, Speakers |
| Storage Devices (Examples) | USB flash drive, Microfilm, Internal hard disk, CD or DVD |
| Game Consoles | Mobile computing device for single or multiplayer video games |
| Embedded Computers | A special purpose computer that fucntions as a componet in a larger product |
| Servers | Computer that controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information |
| Mainframe Computers | Large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simutaneously, storing tremendous amounts of data, instructions, and information |
| Supercomputers | Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more than 135 trillion of instructions in a single second |
| System Unit | Case that contains the electronic componets of a computer that are used to process data |
| Motherboard | Main circuit board of the system unit, which has some electronic componets attached to it and others built into it |
| Processor | Also called Central Processing Unit (CPU), electronic componet that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer |
| Memory | Consists of electronic componets that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions |
| Application Software | Programs designed to make users more productive |
| System Software | Programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices |
| Communication Devices | Hardware componet that enables a computer to send and recieve data, instructions, and information |
| Tablet Pc | Resembles a letter-sized slate, which allows you to write on the screen using a digital pen |
| Digital Pen | Input device that allows users to write on the screen using a digital |
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