Term | Definition |
input devices | how data such as text, images, or sounds is sent to the processor |
output devices | how processed data is seen and/or heard |
Central Processing Unit | CPU: A chip inside the computer that receives data from input devices and changes it into text, pictures, or sounds. |
Random Access Memory | RAM does not store data while the computer is off. It is memory that can be read and written to. Computers need a lot of RAM to run efficiently. |
Read-Only Memory | ROM: ROM contains the instructions that start the computer when it is turned on. It’s memory is read only and not written to. |
storage devices | Permanent forms of storage |
operating systems (OS) | A program required by computers to manage all programs and hardware. It tells the computer how to do its work. |
server | A computer that connects a network of computers such as our LISD computers. |
hard drive | Computer hardware that stores information. |
external hard drive | Portable or mobile device that stores large amounts of information. |
acceptable use policies | a list of rules explaining what you may or may not do with the information,website, or program |
Intellectual Property | Anything a person has written, drawn, or created from their own ideas (Examples: books, art, websites, songs) |
Copyright Laws | Laws created to protect people's products such as books or songs so that they are not copied or stolen. |
Ethical Use | following rules or doing the right thing |
Computer Hacking | gaining access to online information without permission |
piracy | someone copies computer software or other digital information without permission |
computer virus | this ruins files or the hard drive on your computer; it usually begins by opening an infected email |
invasion of privacy | accessing someone's private information without their permission |
citation | cite an original work to give credit to the person or people whose ideas you are using |
cyber bullying | the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm or harass other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. |