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13 Cards in this Set
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computer literacy
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involves having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their use
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computer
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an electronic device, operating uner control of instructions stored in its own memory, can accept , process results
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data
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a collection of unprocessed items-including text , numbers, images, audio, and video
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information
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conveys meaning and it is useful to people
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information processing cycle
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series of input, process, output, and stoage activites
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hardware
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electronic, and mechanical components
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Input device
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any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer
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output device
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any ahrdwarwe componet that conveys information to one or more people-printer, speakers
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CPU: central processing unit
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the electironic componet that interpets and carries out the basic intructions that operate the computer
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sytem unit
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a case that contains electironic componets of the computer that are used to process data
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memory
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consist of elctronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and adat needed by these intructions
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storage/storage device
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records items to and from storage media --records -retrieves
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communications device
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a hardware componets that enables a computer to send and receive data, instructions, and informations to and from one or more computers or mobile devices
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