What is a computer
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- Software
- Intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do
- Information appliance (IA)
- a device that focuses on handling a particular type of information and related tasks. Typical devices could be an i pod or MP3 player,a handheld gaming console, and so on.
- Smart Phone
- Any electronic hand held device that functions as a mobile phone as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance
- Personal Digital Assistance (PDA)
- Also called a palm-top computer; a small, portable type pf computer
- Network
- Connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices
- Internet
- The largest network used as a communication
- Receiver
- Computer that receives a data transmission
- Sender
- Computer that sends a data transmission
- Mainframe computers
- Large, powerful computers that are used for centralized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data
- Supercomputer
- Largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data
- Microcomputer
- Somtimes called a personal computer; used at home or at the office by one person ; can fit on top or under a desk
- Hardware
- The tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched
- An electronic message sent form one person's computer to another person's computer where it is stored until read by the receiving person.
- computer
- Electronic device that receives data, processes, stores data, and produces a result
- Notebook/Laptop computer
- similar to a microcomputer; however, it is smaller and portable
- Data
- Information entered into the computer to be processed that consits of test, numbers, sounds, and images.