Intel Lessons
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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| abacus | one of the early calculating machines
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| Babbage | designed the ancestor of today’s computers
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| King | mother of computer programming
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| input | data entered into a computer
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| output | computer generated info. that is displayed to the user
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| processing | manipulation of data by a microprocessor
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| storage | any device that stores info
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| hardware | the physical parts of a computer that you can touch Ex) Keyboard and Mouse
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| software | programs that make hardware work
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| microprocessor | "the brains”; device that performs tasks we ask the computer to do
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| motherboard | circuit board that enables all 4 components to interact
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| RAM | temporary storage; automatically erased when you turn the power off; does accept new info.
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| ROM | permanent storage; never changes; does not accept new info.
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| hard drive | main device computers use to store
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| integrated circuit | a complete circuit on a chip used to process info.
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| download | transfer files or data from one computer to another
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| transistor | switch with no moving parts that uses electricity to turn itself on and off
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| digital information | language of 0s and 1s
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| binary code | consists of 2 symbols---0s and 1s
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| bit | a binary digit—a 0 or a 1
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| pixel | small visual unit used to build an image
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| fetch | gets the instructions
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| decode | determines what the instructions mean
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| execute | performs the instructions
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| Internet | a network of computer networks
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| World Wide Web | system for browsing internet sites; made of many sites linked together
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| hypertext | text that has hyperlinks
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| link | when you click on it, it takes you to another location; appear in color or underlined
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| HTML | the language used to create web pages
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| URL | an address for an internet website
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| domain name | complete address used to access a site
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| ISP | provides access to the Internet for a fee
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| routers | computers that receive info. and forward it to the destination on an efficient route
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| web servers | computers that answer your request for a web page and sends the info. required to see that page on your computer
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| bandwidth | the amount of data a cable can carry
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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