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24 Cards in this Set
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Hardware |
- The physical parts of a computer (ex. chips, disks, cable, processor) |
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Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
- interprets and executes instructions - manages input, output, and storage devices |
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Computer Case |
- contains major components of the computer, and protects them |
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Monitor |
- Display screen to provide output |
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Video Card |
- Connects computer to monitor - Circuit board connected to the motherboard that contains memory necessary to send information to the monitor. |
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Keyboard |
- Used to enter information into the computer for giving demands (an input device) |
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Mouse |
- input device used to control the on-screen pointer. |
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Touchpad |
- pressure or motion sensitive device used in place of a mouse |
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CD Rom Drive |
- plays CDs and reads data stored on the CD |
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Sound Card |
- connects the speakers or microphones to the computer |
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Compact Disc (CD) |
- A type of optical storage device |
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Floppy Disk Drive |
- holds a removable floppy disk when in use -Read/write heads read and write data to the diskette |
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Hard Disk |
- Magnetic Storage device in the computer |
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Random Access Memory (RAM) |
- The temporary memory of a computer |
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Printer |
-Produces a hard copy on paper -Gives information to the user in printed form (output device) |
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Barcode Reader |
- Takes information associated with a barcode and converts it to a number the computer can read. (input device) |
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Scanner |
- A device that allows pictures to be placed into computer. |
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Microphone |
- Allows the user to record sounds as input to their computer. |
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Speakers |
- Used to generate or reproduce voice, music, and other sounds. |
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Modem |
- Place where the computer is connected to the phone line. |
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Network Card |
- Circuit board that connects the computer to the rest of the network using special cables. |
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Software |
- programs that tell the computer what to do - provides instructions that the CPU will need to carry out. |
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Disk Operating System (DOS) |
- Connects hardware with programs you want to run. (released in 1981 for IBM) |
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Windows |
- A family of operating systems developed/produced by Microsoft Corp. Provides a software graphical user interface (GUI) used on IBM. |
