Question | Answer |
Programs that are stored permanently in the computer's electronic circuitry | ROM (read only memory) |
Small pictures that are used with GUIs to represent programs | Icons |
A shelf or opening in a computer used for the installation of electronic equipment | Port |
Communications system connecting two or more computers | Network |
High speed storage areas that temporarily store data during processing | Registers |
Electrical data roadways through which bits are transmitted within the CPU | Buses |
Device that converts AC to DC to run the computer | Power Supply |
Cards used for remote communication via phone lines | Modem Cards |
A named collection of data or a program that exists in a computer's secondary storage | Files |
Primary storage; chips that temporarily hold software | RAM (random access memory) |
User interface in which icons and commands from menus may be selected by means of a mouse or keystrokes | GUI (graphical user interface) |
Approximately (1)One billion bytes | Gigabyte |
A shelf used for the installation of electronic equipment | Bay |
Software responsible for the general operation of a computer system, including the operation of hardware, running application software, and file management | System Software |
Collection of interrelated files in a computer system | Database |
Named collection of data | Field |
Low-level master system of programs that manage the basic operations
of the computer | Operating System (OS) |
Loading an operating system into a computer’s main memory | Booting |
Displayed list of options to choose from | Menu |
Bar across the very top of the display window | Title Bar |
Bar across the top of the display window, below the title bar | Menu Bar |
Graphic toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Windows screen | Task Bar |
computer software created to allow the user to perform specific a job or task Examples: Word processing, Spreadsheets, Database, and Graphics software i.e., Word files end in .doc and Excel files end in .xls | Application Software |
Additional hardware that isn't necessary for a computer to function, but does enhance how the computer can be used | Peripheral |
Program on a computer that allows the user to create, edit, view, print, rename, copy, or delete files, folders, or an entire file system | File Management |
executes commands from a computer's hardware and software; the principal computer chip that contains several processing components, which determines the computer's operating speed; the "brain" of a computer | CPU (central processing unit) |