computer terms 2
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- Information that is put into the computer is called...
- Input
- Microchips or disk drives that store information in the computer....
- Memory
- What carries out the instructions given to the computer?
- Information Processing
- What is output?
- information that is sent out of the computer as sound, text, graphics, or vides
- What are the four steps when using a computer system?
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1. input
2. memory
3. information processing
4. output - The parts of the computer system that you can see and touch are....
- Hardware
- Programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
- software
- This allows users to see what the are working on...
- Monitor
- This is a device that allows you to type instructons into the computer...
- Keyboard
- These are output devices that allow you to hear sounds from the computer.
- Speakers
- This is an input device that allows you to point and click instructions into a computer...
- Mouse
- This is used to transmit information from one computer to another over phone lines or cable...
- Modem
- This is a built in drive that holds a hard disk, which stores information...
- Hard Drive
- This is the brains of the computer; it is a microchip that carries out instructions given to the computer...
- Microprocessor
- This is a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, which stores small amounts of information...
- Floppy Disk
- Instructions permanently stored in a computer ROM
- Read Only Memory
- This is memory stored in a computer for a short time; Random Access Memory
- RAM
- This is the world wide web of computers connected through phone lines or cables...
- Internet
- This is a way of sending messages electronically from one computer to another..
- This is an input device used to put the image of a picture or a document into the computer...
- Scanner
- This is another name for a personal computer....
- PC
- This is a computer network that manages network resources
- Server
- This is a common connection point for devices in a network...
- Hub
- What are the 3 actions of the computer?
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Fetch
Decode
Execute - This means to get a piece of computer information from memory...
- Fetch
- When a computer translates information it receives into computer language
- Decode
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