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Chapter 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Term
Definition
Computer Literacy   show
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Computer   show
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Data   show
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Information   show
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show Series of input, process, output, and storage activities performed by a computer.  
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show Electric, electronic and mechanical componets contained in a computer.  
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Input Devices   show
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show Any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.  
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show Harware used to record (write and/or read) items to and from storage media.  
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show Type of storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters taht store data, instructions, and information.  
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show Removable flash memory device, usually not bigger than 1.5" in height or width, that you insert and remove from a slot in a computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer.  
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Processor   show
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show Electronic components in a computer that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.  
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show Main circuit board of the system unit, which has some elctronic components attached to it and others built into it.  
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Communication Devices   show
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Modem   show
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Application Software   show
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System Software   show
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Personal Computers   show
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show On-screen work area that has a graphical user interface.  
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show Portable, personal computer designed to fit on a user's lap.  
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Mobile Computers   show
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-Tablet PC   show
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show Input device that allows users to write or draw on the screen by pressing the pen and issue instructions to a Tablet PC by tapping on the screen.  
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Games Consoles   show
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Servers   show
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show Large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously, storing tremendous amounts of data, instructions, and information.  
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show Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more than 135 trillion instructions in a single second.  
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show Special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a large product.  
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show 2nd period  
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