08 Basic Computer Class Week 2 Vocabulary
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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| Computer | Any machine that can do all four of the following things: Receive Input, Process Data, Save Information, & Provide Output
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| Hardware | The physical components of a computer
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| Software | Program that controls the actions your computer will take
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| Program | A set of machine-readable instructions that direct a computer's processor to perform specific operations
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| Operating System | Easy-to-use interface that allows a computer's user to easily customize and navigate files
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| Input Device | Any piece of hardware that allows the user to enter commands or data into the computer
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| Output Device | Any piece of computer hardware that sends information from the computer to the user
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| Binary | Language, consisting of 1's and 0's, that programmers use to tell the computer how and when to turn it's switches on and off
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| Bit | Smallest unit of computer memory
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| Byte | 8 bits
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| Read Only Memory (ROM) | Long-term memory of a computer
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| Random Access Memory (RAM) | Short-term memory of a computer
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| Central Processing Unit | The "brain" of the computer. Responsible for interpreting and following commands from the computer's hardware and software.
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| Hertz | The number of operations that a computer processor can perform per second
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| Extension | Three or four letters at the end of a file name that tells what type of software can open it
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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.
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.
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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