dess 11-09-10
Terms
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- Hardware
- physical parts of the computer
- Software
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instructions on a disk that make the computer work (tells the computer
what to do)
- Computer
- machine that performs four functions: input, processing, storage, and output
- Input
- data entered into the computer
- Output
- data processed by the computer
- Monitor
- the TV-like screen--an output device
- CPU
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Central Processing Unit--the main component that performs all of the
processing--also known as a microprocessor
- Microprocessor
-
a chip that tells your computer to do these four functions:
input, processing, storage, output
- Keyboard
- an input device with keys--used to enter data
- Mouse
- a hand held input device
- Printer
-
an output device used to print on paper (Ex: Laser Printer, Dot Matrix Printer,
Ink Jet Printer)
- Speaker
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output device that produces sound (softcopy)
- Disk Drive
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a device that reads data off a disk and/or writes data to a disk (hard or floppy)
- Port
- the place on a computer where cable can be attached
- Name five INPUT DEVICES
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keyboard, mouse, scanner, touch screen,
probeware device
- Name three OUTPUT DEVICES
- printer, monitor, speaker
- Peripheral
-
devices that can be attached (added on) to a compuer
- Secondary Storage
-
devices that can be used to permanently store your work
(Ex: floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk)
- RAM--Random Access Memory
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a temporary memory to hold your data--
(storage place inside your computer where 1s and 0s are kept until power is cut
off--also holds the program that you are working on)--RAM is also called