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Describe COMPUTER FLUENCY:
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The ease that people navigate the digital world successfully
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Describe COMPUTER LITERATE:
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Those skilled with the computer and Internet.
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What is a COMPUTER?
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A machine that, under a program's direction and control, performs four basic operations: Input, Processing, Output & Storage.
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What is INPUT?
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Raw data prior to processing.
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Define PROCESSING:
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The computer performs arithmetic or comparison (logical) operations on the represented data.
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What is OUTPUT?
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The displayed results of the processing operations.
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What is STORAGE?
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The storage of results for further use
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What is an ALGORITHM?
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The overall, step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem.
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Describe INTERACTIVE PROCESSING:
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The initiation of multiple information processing cycles simultaneously.
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What is CYPERPHOBIA?
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An exaggerated fear of computing that leads people to avoid computers.
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Describe NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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The art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)
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What is a NANOMETER?
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One billionth of a meter.
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What is a computer BUG?
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An error or defect in soft/hardware that causes a program to malfunction.
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What is a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
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A collection of related components that have all been designed to work together smoothly
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What is COMPUTER HARDWARE?
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Physical components of a computer system.
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What are INPUT DEVICES?
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Hardware that permits the ability to enter data into a computer.
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What is a COMMAND?
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A kind of input through which you tell the program what to do.
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What is a CONFIRMATION?
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A message that indicates that the command was carried out.
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What is an ERROR MESSAGE?
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A message that indicates that the command was not carried out.
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What is a KEYBOARD?
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The most widely used input device.
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What is the function of the ARROW KEYS?
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Used to move the cursor (aka Insertion Point), how and where the text will appear when you start typing.
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What is a POINTING DEVICE?
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Such as a mouse, that enables the user to move an on-screen pointer.
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What is SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE?
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Software that transcribes spoken words into on-screen text.
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What is the CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)?
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The computers processing circuitry also called the SYSTEM UNIT, cantains additional components as well. i.e. storage devices and connectors for I/O devices.
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What is a MICROPROCESSOR?
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A complex electronic circuit fabricated on a wafer or CHIP of silicon
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What is the MOTHERBOARD?
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A computer's main circuit board.
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What is MEMORY?
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Stores program instructions (the tools) and data (the parts) so that the CPU can access them quickly
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What is RAM?
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Random Access Memory - the area work "work" is performed.
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