Term | Definition |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) | Coding system that computers of all types and brands can translate |
Application software | Also called productivity software; helps you preform a specific task such as word processing or spreadsheets. |
Bit | In binary, a bit represents zero or one |
byte | Is another word for character; generaly represented by 8 bits |
Central prossecing unit (CPU) | Also known as the microprssecer; the brains of the cumputer |
computer | Electronic device that recives data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result |
File extension | The part of a filmname that comes after the period called a dot |
File name | The name assigned for identification |
Folder | A way to organize files into managable groups |
Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) | Operating systems with graphical symbols representing files, programs, and documents |
Hardware | The tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched |
Icons | Graphic images or symbols that represent applications (programs),files, disk drives, documents, embedded objects, or linked objects. |
Input devices | Enable the user to input data and comands into the cumputer |
Mainframe cumputers | Large, powerful cumputers that are used for centerlized storage,processing, and managment of very large amounts of data |
maximize | To enlarge a window on the cumputer to fill the cumputer screen |
Menu bar | The horizontal bar near the top of a window that lists the diffrent types of menus to choose from when working with documents |