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- toolbar
- includes icons (pictures) that serve as shortcuts for common commands. (ex. save, print)
- www.
- world wide web.
- execute
- To carry out an instruction after it has been decoded
- RAM
- Holds and carries the software and data you are currently using
- Hard Disk
- Holds the data, software and data load in to the RAM
- Byte
- 8 bits - make up one Byte
- information proccessing cycle
- input, output, processing, storage
- WWW
- world wide web a global collectionof multi-media dockuments
- modem
- device that enables the computer to acces other computers... network interface card NIC
- system software
- operating system... ex.Windows OSX, Linux
- Computer-based learning
- using a computer for learning and instruction
- input
- getting data into computer. devices enable the user to enter data.... keyboard mouse camara microphone
- .net
- .network
- .org
- .organization
- minimize button
- reduces the word (or other)window to a button in the task bar
- Electronic Commerce
- Also called e-commerce, it refers to business conducted via internet
- WebQuest
- tpye of activity that uses the internet for investigation and problem solving
- .edu
- .education
- software
- computer programs, made of 0s and 1s that are recorded on disks or memory inside the computer
- A Monitor is an..
- output device
- Digital Cash
- allows someone to pay by transmitioning a number from one computer to another. The DIGTAL CASH numbers are issued by a bank and represent a specified sum of real money; each number is unique
- SPAM
- junk mail sent via e-mail
- cursor
- a movable indicator on the screen showing where text should be inserted
- processing
- transforms data into information
- menu bar
- contains the menu of commands you can use to perform tasks in the program. (ex. edit, view)
- Input Device
- Any hardware component that allows users to enter data or instructions (such as programs, commands, and user responses) into a computer. Popular input devices include the keyboard, mouse, stylus, digital pen, microphone, digital camera, and scanner
- A keyboard is an..
- input device
- computer
- a machine that proforms 4 basic operations (input, output, processing, storage )
- program
- list of instructions that tell the computer how to perform the 4 basic operataions (input, output, processing, storage )
- communication devices
- enable computers to connect to computer network
- Bot
- Type of robotic computer program used to carry out automated tasks (Ex: search engines)
- Voice Recognition
- input devices that are used to issue spoken or voice commands to the computer
- WWW
- computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
- document window
- where you type and format your documents
- network
- 2 or more computer systems that are connected
- storage
- holding programs and data or future use
- spreadsheet
- a program that organizes information into columns and rows
- hardware
- Parts of a computer we can touch on the outside
- A mouse is an..
- input device
- Artificial Intelligence
- type of software that can process information on its own without human intervention
- Video Card
- Connects to the mother board and the monitor, creates the images that appear on the monitor
- maximize button
- enlarges the word(or other) window to cover the desktop
- output
- displaying info, the computer shows result in a way we understand
- Virtual Reality
- an artifical environment based in computer software that appears to feel like a real environment
- Central Processing Unit
- Is a component in a digital computer, it intreprets computer program instructions and process data.
- bit
- A binary digit, a 0 or a 1.
- communications
- moving data between computers
- output device
- Any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people
- Simulations
- models of real-world activities
- .com
- .communication
- Database
- a collection of data that makes entry, retrieval and sorting easy and efficient.
- close button
- closes the word(or other) document
- Mother Board
- Heart of the computer, contains socket that accept additional boards.
- mouse
- a hand-held button activated input device that when moved along a flat surface directs an indicator
- data
- un-organized details about objects and events that could be used in a computer
- application software
- MSWord MSExcel OSXsafari Alice Norton Anti-virus
- Power Supply
- Supplies the power that the computer needs
- Optical Drive
- Sits in the front of the computer case(CPU unit). BURNS, READS, cds and dvds