Types Of Computers

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workstation

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

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desktop microcomputer

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a small computer based on a microprocessor

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laptop or notebook

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a portable computer small enough to fit on one's lap

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supercomputer

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

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mainframe

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a large 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 requests 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:

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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 number 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

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central processing unit. the part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions

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circuits

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

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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 that 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 a sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unity by a computer

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Kilobytes

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

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Megabytes

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a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024, bytes

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Gigabyte

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a unit of computer storage or data that is equal to 1,024 megabytes

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terabyte

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a unit of computer storage or data that is 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 store data or programs for a microcomputer

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write-protected

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

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laser printer

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quality and 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

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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

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pixels

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the basic unit of composition of an image on a TV screen, computer monitor

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peripheral devices

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devices connected by cable to the COPU of a computer

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desktop

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the screen background

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taskbar

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a row of buttons or graphical controls on a computer screen that represents open programs

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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

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GUI

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graphics that will aid the user

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icons

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small graphics

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menus

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a list table of executable options

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application software

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spreadsheets, databases and word processing programs that preform a specific function