Terms | Definition |
Computer | electronic device operated under the control of instructions stored in its memory. |
Computer Literacy | current knowledge and understanding of computers and their use. |
Hardwire | used to enter data and unstructions. |
Input Device | used to enter data and instructions. |
Output Device | hardware that conveys information to one or more people. |
System Unit | case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used ti process data. |
Storage Media | physical material on which data, instructions, and information is stored. |
Storage Device | records and retrieves items to and from storage media. |
Communications Device | hardware components that enables a computer to send and retrieve data, instruction and information. |
Net Work | collection of computers and devices connected together. |
Internet | world wide collection of net work. |
Software | series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it. |
System Software | programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices. |
operating System | a set of programs that coordinated all activities among computer hardware devices. |
Unity Programs | allow the user to maintenance-type tasks ususally related to manage a computer, its devices or it programs. |
Application Software | programs designed to make users move productive. |
Personal Computer | computer that can perform all of its out put. |
Notebook Computer | portable, small enough to fit on your lap. |
Game Consoles | mobile compuling device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games. |
Server | computer that controls acces to the hardware, software and other resources on a network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data and info. |
Mainframe | large, extensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simutaneously. |
Super Computer | fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more that 135 trillion instructions a single second. |
Embedded Computer | a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product. |
Tellercommuting | work arrangment in which employees work away from a company's standard work place and often communicating with the office with a computer. |