Introduction to Information Technology
Terms are from Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow page 48.
Terms
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- storage
- An operation of saving data, programs, or output for future use
- web site
- A collection of related web pages usually belonging to an organization or individual.
- hardware
- The physical parts of a computer system, such as the kwyboard, monitor, printer, and so forth.
- software
- The instructions, also called computer programs, that are used to tell a computer what it should do.
- supercomputer
- The fastest, most expensive, and most powerful type of computer.
- computer
- A programmable, electronic device that accepts data input, performs processing operations on that data, and outputs and stores results
- operating system
- A type of system software that enables a computer to operate and manage its resources and activitites.
- uniform resource locator
- An internet address, usually beginning with http://, that uniquely identifies a web page
- Internet
- The largest and most well-known computer network, linking millions of computers all over the world.
- hyperlink
- Text or image located on a web page or other document that is linked to a web page or other type of document.