Cis 115

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Apple Inc.

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Company that creates user friendly electronics

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Application Software

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Microsoft Office, one or more apps for a specific thing

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Binary Code

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System of 1's and 0's computers use to carry out their commands

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BIT

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Unit of information that contains a 1 or 0

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Boot Process

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Process of starting your computer

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BYTE

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8 bytes, basic strength, DNA of computer

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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Data

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Stored Information

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Desktop

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Working Surface of computer

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Desktop Microcomputer

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Small computer based on microprocessor

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External Hard drive

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Hard drive that is external and removable

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Floppy Disk

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stores data on a small disk

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Folder

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contains other files

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Gigabyte

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1,024 megabytes

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Graphic User Interface(GUI)

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Allows interaction with Icons

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HandHeld

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Compact, Phone

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Hard Disk

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Permanently mounted into computer memory

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Hardware

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the externals of the computer, mouse keyboard etc.

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IBM

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International business machine

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Icons

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symbols for what you want to open

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Information

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Info, stored data

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Input

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Data transfered into system

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Keyboard

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used for typing

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Kilobyte

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1,024 bytes

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Laptop/notebook/smartphone

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Portable, used for internet and work documents

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Laser Printer

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high quality printer with use of lazers

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Linux

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Computer based operating system

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MainFrame

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Large and powerful computer for buisness

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Megabyte

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1,024 Kilobytes

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Menus

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List, Table of Contents

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Mouse

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controls a pointer used for navigation

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Multitasking

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Ability to do multiple things at once

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Operating System Software

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Software that runs to computer

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Output

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Information traveling outwards

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Peripheral Devices

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Extra things, mouse, keyboard, etc

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Pixels

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determine resolution

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Primary Storage

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The info that is stored into RAM

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Processing

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Takes from RAM and uses it

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Program

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Coded intstructions for automatic performance

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RAM

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Random Access Memory

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ROM

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Read Only Memory

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Secondary Storage

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Flash Drive, SD card etc.

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Security Devices

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Passwords

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Server

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a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

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Silicon Chip

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A microchip

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Specialized Input Devices

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Game controllers, scanners etc

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Specialized Output Devices

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Projectors, Robots etc.

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Storage Devices

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Hard disk, flash drives etc.

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Super Computer

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Mainframe, more powerful

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System Software

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Used to run application software

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Taskbar

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Graphical controls which provide convinient access

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Terabyte

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1,024 Gigabytes

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Unix

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Basic form of computer operations

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USB

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Universal Serial Bus

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Windows

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Operating system designed by Microsoft

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WorkStation

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Desktop that is more powerful then microcomputer.