Victoria Murphy
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- Hardware
- physical parts of the computer
- Software
- instructions on a disk that make the computer work (tells the computer what to do)
- Computer
- machine that performs four functions: input, processing, storage, and output
- Input
- data entered into the computer
- Output
- data processed by the computer
- Monitor
- the T.V.-like screen--an output device
- CPU
- the main component that performs all of the processing--also known as a microprocessor
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Microprocessor
- a chip that tells your computer to do these four functions: input, processing, storage, output
- Keyboard
- an input device with keys-- used to enter data
- Mouse
- a hand held input device
- Printer
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an output device used to print on paper (Ex: Laser Printer, Dot Matrix Printer,
Ink Jet Printer)
- Speaker
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output device that produces sound (softcopy)
- Disk Drive
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a device that reads data off a disk and/or writes data to a disk (hard or floppy)
- Port
- the place on a computer where cable can be attached
- Five parts of a keyboard
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Numeric Keypad, Alpha Pad, Arrow Keys, Function Keys, Control (Command) Keys
- Softcopy
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output from a computer that can be seen or heard, but not touched--(Ex: output from a speaker or monitor)