Question | Answer |
The tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched. | hardware |
Intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. | software |
Another word for character | byte |
Expert computer users who invade someone else's computer. | hackers |
Largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data. | supercomputers |
It controls the speed of the central processing unit. | system clock |
Analyzing problems to correct faults in the system. | troubleshooting |
A computer program that is written to cause corruption of data. | virus |
Electronic device that receives, processes, and stores data and produces a result. | computer |
Connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices. | network |
A rectangular area used to display a program, message or data. | window |
Horizontal & verticle bars that allow you to see parts of the display not currently visible. | scroll bars |
The first screen you see when the computer starts up | desktop |
Small pictures that represent files, commands, or other functions. | icons |
An on-screen symbol showing the current postition of the mouse | pointer |
A mouse or trackball used to select objects such as icons or text | pointing device |
A pattern or picture that can be used on the desktop | background |
A program accessed from the Start menu that provides specialized features used to change the way Windows looks and behaves | control panel |
Enable the computer to put data into the computer. | input devices |
Enable the computer to give you the results of processed data. | output devices |
Where instructions and data are stored on a temporary basis. | RAM |
Permanent storage | ROM |