BHS BCA - Chapter 1 Vocab - Introducing Computer Fundamentals
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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| Channel | Media that carries data communication messages; ex- telephone wire, coaxial wire
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| Computer | Electronic device that receives, processes, and stores data to produce a result
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| Computer System | Hardware, data, and software working together
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| Data | Information entered into the computer to be processed; ex- text, numbers, sounds, images
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| Data Communications | Transmissions of text, numeric, voice, or video data from one machine to another
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| Hardware | The tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched
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| Internet | The largest network used as a communication tool
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| LAN | Local Area Network; series of connected computers and other hardware within a confined space
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| Mainframe | Smaller and less powerful than supercomputer; used for centalized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data
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| Microcomputer | Personal computer used at home or office for papers, internet, and finance
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| Microprocessor | Circuit chip that process for a computer or appliance
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| Minicomputers | Multiple users and significant amounts of data
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| Network | connects one computer to another computer, or other hardware
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| Notebook | similar to a microcomputer; smaller and portable
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| People | users of computer who enter data and use output
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| Protocol | Standard format for transferring data between two devices
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| Receiver | Computer that receives a data transmission
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| Sender | Computer that sends a data transmission
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| Software | Intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do
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| Supercomputer | Largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data
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| WAN | Wide Area Network; Computer networks that cover a large geographical area; the Internet
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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.
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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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