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11 Cards in this Set
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what is supercomputer?
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-its the most powerful
used to do things like predict hurricanes |
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What are mainframes and minicomputers?
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-its used by business and government to process large amount of information
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What are personal computers?
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-smaller and less powerful than the other types of computers
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What are 3 types of personal computers?
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-Desktop computer
-Notebook/Tablet computer -Laptop computer |
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What is Hardware and Software?
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-Hardware is the physical equipment that can be seen and touched
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What are some system components?
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-Memory found on the motherboard; short term and long term.
-Control Unit; the "boss" and coordinates all of the CPU's activites. -Centrol Processing unit (CPU): the microprocessor, the brains of the computer |
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What is Data?
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-information entered into the computer to be processed which consists of the following;
TEXT NUMBERS SOUNDS IMAGES |
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Input
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-hardware that allows you to communicate with the user
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Output
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-hardware that allows your computer to communicate with the user
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Storage device
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-allows you to store or retrieve information
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Dot Matrix
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-gives a printer image in a pattern of tiny ink dots
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