Hardware A1
Hardware A1 vocab
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- Digital Camera
- A camera that encodes an image digitally and stores it for later reproduction.
- Laptop Computer
- A small light portable computer that is batterie operated.
- File
- A block of information stored on a disk or similar media.
- Mouse
- An input device that is used for pointing or drawing
- Printer
- A hardware device that allows text and graphics to be printed on paper.
- Chip
- Contains the complete arithmetic and a logic unit of a computer.
- Hardware
- A computer and the physical equipment that is involved in the performance of data processing or communication functions.
- Hand-held computer
- A portable battery powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket.
- Keyboard
- A set of keys, that acts as an input device on a computer.
- ROM
- Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed. A memory system, that stores information permanently and is not lost when the computer is shut off.
- Input Device
- A piece of hardware that allows you to input data into the central processing unit of a computer system.
- Graphics Card
- A board that plugs into your computer to allow it to display graphics.
- MotherBoard
- The main circuit board in a computer that contains the central processing unit, the co-processor, device controllers, memory and expansion shots.
- RAM
- The main system memory of the computer and is used for the operating system, application programs and data.
- CD-RW
- A compact disk that is rewritable.
- Peripheral
- Any hardware attached to and controlled by the computer, such as the keyboard, monitor or mouse.
- Drive
- A designation that is used to specify a storage location, the hard disk or floppy disk in use.
- Scanner
- An input device that takes in an optical image and digitalizes it.
- CD-R
- A compact disk that you can write only once and after is read-only memory.
- Operating Systems
- A program the provides an interface between the user or application program and computer hardware.
- Microphone
- A device used to convert sound waves.