Computer Basics Vocabulary

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Turtle (Kelsi) Kasler

Computer Literacy

Tues/ Thurs

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Computer Vocab 1

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Desktop Microcomputer

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A small computer based on a microprocessor.

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Work Station

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A desktop computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer.

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Laptop or Notebook

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A portable computer small enough to use on one's lap.

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Supercomputer

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A mainframe computer that is among the larges, fastest, or most powerful of those available at a given time.

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Mainframe

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A larger powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals and usually used by large complex organizations.

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Server

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A computer that processes request for HTML and other documents that are components of web pages.

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Handheld

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Compact enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held video camera.

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Boot Process

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Bootstrapping is the process of starting up a computer from a halted or powered-down condition.

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Input

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Information that is created or collected and fed into the system.

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Binary Code

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The base 2 numbers system used by the computer composed by the digits 0 and 1.

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Data

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Facts used by a computer.

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Information

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Processed, stored, or transmitted data.

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Output

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Useful information that leaves the system; i.e. processed information.

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CPU (Centeral Processing Unit)

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The part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions.

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Circuits

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A) a closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current. B) a configuration of electrically or electro magnetically connected components or devices.

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Silicon Chip

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A small crystal of silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit.

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Pentium

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The given to Intel's P5 chip, the successor to the 80486. The name was chosen because of difficulties Intel had in trade marking a number. It suggest the number five (implying 586) while (according to Intel) conveying a meaning of strength "like titanium". Among hackers, the plural is frequently 'pentia'.

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RAM

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A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order.

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ROM

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Memory hardware allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data.

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Bit

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A fundamental unit of information having just two possible values, either binary digits 0 or 1.

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Byte

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A sequences of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unity by a computer.

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Kilobyte

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A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 bytes. One thousand bytes.

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Megabyte

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A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 bytes.

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Gigabyte

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A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024, megabytes..

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Terabyte

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A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 gigabytes.

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Storage devices

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A hardware device, such as a hard disk or floppy disk, used to record and store data.

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Laser Printer

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Quality & faster.

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Hard Disk

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A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit.

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Floppy Disk

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A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a micro computer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price".

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Write-protected

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To modify (a file or disk) so that its data cannot be edited or erased.

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Formatted

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The arrangement of data for storage or display or a method for achieving such an arrangement.

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CD-R

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Compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only.

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CD-RW

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Compact disc-rewritable; you can write multiple times.

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Input Devices

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Any device used to input data into the computer. (Keyboard, mouse, scanner, ect.)

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Output Devices

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Device used when reading/looking @ output (printer)

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Pixels

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The basic unit of the composition of an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display.

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Peripheral Devices

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Devices connected by cable to the COPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals".

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Desktop

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The screen background, icons, and windows visible on the computer screen.

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Taskbar

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A row of buttons or graphical controls on a computer screen that represents open programs among which the user can switch back and forth by clicking on the appropriate one.

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Program

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A series of commands and executable files that produce an expected result/

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Operating System Software

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The master controller for all the activities that take place within a computer.

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Folder

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Location a physical media where data is stored.

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Multitasking

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When the computer has two or more applications open at one time and the user switches back and forth.

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GUI(Graphical User Interface)

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Graphics that will aid the user in accomplishing their task.

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Icons

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Small graphics, which when clicked runs a program, executes a command or opens a document.

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Menus

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A list or table of executable options.

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Application Software

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Spreadsheets, databases and word processing programs that perform a specific function.