Computers I - Terms #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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| A circuit board that plugs into the motherboard, and gives your computer added capability. For example, a sound or a video card. | ADD-IN CARD
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| A utility program that prevents, detects, and removes viruses from a computer's memory, storage devices, or incoming files. | ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM
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| A sequence of instructions that a computer follows to load the operating system and other files when a computer is first turned on. | BIOS
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| Starting and restarting your computer. | BOOTING/REBOOTING
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| A program or software error. | BUG
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| The electrical pathway or pathways that permit rapid transmission of data between one device or another. | BUS
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| Represents a single letter or character in a computer file or memory. | BYTE
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| An area of memory that stores the contents of frequently used data or instructions. | CACHE
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| A circular disk that stores a large amount of information (data or music). | CD-ROM
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| A temporary storage location for document content that is used in cutting and pasting or copying and pasting operations. | CLIPBOARD
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| A machine that is able to accept, store, process, and display the information associated with both data and instructions. | COMPUTER
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| A collection of utilities that help you maintain your computer (you can change screen colors and install printers and fonts). | CONTROL PANEL
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| An electronic component on a computer's motherboard that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer. | CPU
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| To find and remove logical syntax errors from a program. | DEBUG
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| The process of converting encrypted data back into its original form so it can be understood. | DECRYPTION
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