Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

C2 Vocabulary 056

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
RAM   Temporary memory designed to hold new data  
🗑
Input Devices   Allow input of data into a computer. Examples are a keyboard and mouse.  
🗑
Resolution   Defines the clarity of an image on a screen, measured in pixels.  
🗑
DPI   Dots Per Inch, the unit of measurement used to express the clarity of a printed page.  
🗑
CD-R   Compact Disc-Recordable, allows user to record data onto it once.  
🗑
CD-ROM   Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory, are discs which cannot have new information added to them.  
🗑
CD-RW   Compact Disc-Rewritable, discs that allow the user to add information to them and edit or remove the information to make room for new information.  
🗑
DVD-ROM   Digital Versatile Disc - Read-Only Memory, similar to a CD-ROM but can hold much more information because they are double-sided.  
🗑
Blue-ray Disc   Similar to a DVD-ROM, but can hold even more information. Used primarily for high definition video and audio files.  
🗑
COWs   Computer On Wheels, are mobile workstations that may include a desktop or laptop computer and usually a printer and CD player.  
🗑
Binary Coding System   System of code made up of zeros and ones.  
🗑
Bit   A single character of binary coding system.  
🗑
Byte   Eight bits of the binary coding system.  
🗑
Processor Speed   Measured in megahertz (MHz) and gigahertz (GHz), expresses the speed that a computer is capable of moving data in and out of memory.  
🗑
Software   Any program on a computer, such as a web browser or typing program, that tells the computer how to act in a certain way in order to accomplish the user's task.  
🗑


   

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.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: BradleyHoffman
Popular Computers sets