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what is a computer?
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a electronic device that manipulates information or data
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what is harware?
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any part of your comuter that has a physical structure
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what is software?
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any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
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what are the two types of computers?
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laptop computers and desktop computers
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what are the basic parts of a desktop?
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computer case, mouse, monitor, and power cord
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what does the computer case contain?
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the motherhood and the CPU
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what is the CPU?
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the cetral proccessing unit the brain of the computer, carrys out commands
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what is the motherboard?
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the computers main circuit board
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the computers work takes place in what?
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the RAM
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what is the most important software that runs the computer?
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the operating system
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