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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the operating system?
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a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among the computer hardware devices.
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named and describe different imput devices
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Keyboard, mouse, microphone, digital camera,scanner
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What is an example of secondary storage?
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Floppy- it is long term storage, save and non volitale.
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What does it mean to save a file?
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Writing it somewhere to pernament memory
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Who is the leading manufacturer of processors
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Intel
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What are 4 types of expansion cards?
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Video, sound, network, modem
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What is ROM
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Read only memory- cannot be modified only read.
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What is a byte?
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eight bits are grouped together as one unit
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ASCII
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most popular coding system for personal computers
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What is a Terabyte?
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1 trillion bytes
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Gigabyte?
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1 billion bytes
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What is the CPU?
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the processor- interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer
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What is a megabyte?
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1 million bytes
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What is a kilobyte?
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1 thousand bytes
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What is an example of primary storage?
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RAM- which is volitale
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What is a Utility program?
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type of system software that perofrms a specific task.
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RAM
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Random Access Memory
Volatile memory- loses it's contents when turned off. |
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What is the binary system?
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number system that just has two unique digits- 0, 1, called bits
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what is a software suite?
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Collection of individual application software packages sold as a single package.
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What is clip art?
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Collection of drawings, diagrams and photos that can be inserted into documents.
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What is Application Software?
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consists of programs that perform specific tasks for users. Excel, or Word
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