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27 Cards in this Set
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Information that is put into the computer is called...
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Input
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Microchips or disk drives that store information in the computer....
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Memory
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What carries out the instructions given to the computer?
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Information Processing
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What is output?
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information that is sent out of the computer as sound, text, graphics, or vides
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What are the four steps when using a computer system?
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1. input
2. memory 3. information processing 4. output |
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The parts of the computer system that you can see and touch are....
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Hardware
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Programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
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software
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This allows users to see what the are working on...
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Monitor
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This is a device that allows you to type instructons into the computer...
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Keyboard
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These are output devices that allow you to hear sounds from the computer.
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Speakers
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This is an input device that allows you to point and click instructions into a computer...
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Mouse
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This is used to transmit information from one computer to another over phone lines or cable...
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Modem
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This is a built in drive that holds a hard disk, which stores information...
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Hard Drive
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This is the brains of the computer; it is a microchip that carries out instructions given to the computer...
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Microprocessor
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This is a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, which stores small amounts of information...
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Floppy Disk
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Instructions permanently stored in a computer ROM
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Read Only Memory
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This is memory stored in a computer for a short time; Random Access Memory
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RAM
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This is the world wide web of computers connected through phone lines or cables...
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Internet
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This is a way of sending messages electronically from one computer to another..
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E-mail
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This is an input device used to put the image of a picture or a document into the computer...
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Scanner
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This is another name for a personal computer....
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PC
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This is a computer network that manages network resources
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Server
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This is a common connection point for devices in a network...
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Hub
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What are the 3 actions of the computer?
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Fetch
Decode Execute |
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This means to get a piece of computer information from memory...
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Fetch
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When a computer translates information it receives into computer language
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Decode
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Who is your favorite computer teacher?
( This will affect your grade!) |
Mr. Schild
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