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22 Cards in this Set
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binary code |
the base 2 number system used by the computer composed by the digits 0 and 1 |
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data |
facts used by a computer |
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information |
processed stored or transmitted data |
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output |
useful information that leaves the system; i.e. processed information |
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cpu |
central processing unit the part of a computer that interprets and execute instructions |
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ciruits |
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 |
a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electrotronic functions in an integrated circult |
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pentium |
the name given to intel's p5 chip the successor to the 80486 the was chosen because of difficulties intel had in trade making a number. it suggests the number five implying 586 while according to intel conveying a meaning of strenght like titanium among hackers the plural is frequenty pentia |
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ram |
a memory device in which information can be accessed in any order |
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rom |
memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data |
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bit |
a fundamental unit of information having just two possible values either binary digits 0 or 1 |
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byte |
a sentence of adjacent bits usually eight operated on as a unity by a computer |
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killobyte |
a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1024 bytes one thousand bytes |
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megabyte |
a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1048576bytes |
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gigabyte |
a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1024 megabytess |
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tera byte |
a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1024 giga bytes |
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storeage devices |
a hardware device such as a hard disk or floppy disk used to record and store data |
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laser printer |
quality &faster |
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hard disk |
a rigid magnetic disk mounted in a drive unit |
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floppy disk |
a small plastic 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 capaity and low price |
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bla |
man |
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man |
