Chapter 1.1

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computer literacy

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also known as digital literacy involves having a current knoledge and understanding of computers and their uses

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computer

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is an electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory

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data

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is a collection of unprossesed items items which can include text,and numbers

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information

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is processed data that convays meaning and is useful to people

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information processing cycle

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the series of input,process,output,and storage activities

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hardware

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many electric,electronic, and mechanical components contained on a computer

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input device

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is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and and instructions into a computer

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output device

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is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people

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cpu

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central processing unit
is the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructios that operate the computer

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system unit

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tower
is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that process data

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memory

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consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions

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storage/storage device

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records(writes) and retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media

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communications device

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is a hardware component that enables a computer to send
(transmit) and recieve data,instructions,and information to and from one or more computers or mobile devices