Term | Definition |
computer | is a n electronic device that processes data |
personal computer | is used by one person at a time |
central processing unit | which is like the computers brain |
bit | is the smallest unit of information always either a 1 or a 0 |
byte | the building block for all information that flows through a computer |
hardware | is the collection of physical devices that make up your computer |
input | is when a user enters information into a computer |
output | is when a computer delivers information back to a user |
read-only mamory | this memory is a permanent information on your somputer |
random-access memory | this memory is temporary information that your computers uses only when you work with a particular file |
storage device | such as a hard drive, a sever, or a disk |
software | is a sot of instructions that makes it possible for your computer to perform task |
operating system | is the main program that makes your computer work |
network | is a group of computers connected together |
drive | is the largest storage ater |
folder | is a place to save and organize files such as documents or pictures |
file | is a collection of data |
save as | this lets you rename a file and at the same time copy the file by saving it to a new location |
shortcut | is an icon that is a direct link to a file to folder |
keyword | is a word keyed into a search box that matches the topic you are looking for |
content search | this is like using a book table of contents |
keyword search | key one or more keywords.all topics in which the keyword appear |