BA 150
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- Describe COMPUTER FLUENCY:
- The ease that people navigate the digital world successfully
- Describe COMPUTER LITERATE:
- Those skilled with the computer and Internet.
- What is a COMPUTER?
- A machine that, under a program's direction and control, performs four basic operations: Input, Processing, Output & Storage.
- What is INPUT?
- Raw data prior to processing.
- Define PROCESSING:
- The computer performs arithmetic or comparison (logical) operations on the represented data.
- What is OUTPUT?
- The displayed results of the processing operations.
- What is STORAGE?
- The storage of results for further use
- What is an ALGORITHM?
- The overall, step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem.
- Describe INTERACTIVE PROCESSING:
- The initiation of multiple information processing cycles simultaneously.
- What is CYPERPHOBIA?
- An exaggerated fear of computing that leads people to avoid computers.
- Describe NANOTECHNOLOGY:
- The art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)
- What is a NANOMETER?
- One billionth of a meter.
- What is a computer BUG?
- An error or defect in soft/hardware that causes a program to malfunction.
- What is a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
- A collection of related components that have all been designed to work together smoothly
- What is COMPUTER HARDWARE?
- Physical components of a computer system.
- What are INPUT DEVICES?
- Hardware that permits the ability to enter data into a computer.
- What is a COMMAND?
- A kind of input through which you tell the program what to do.
- What is a CONFIRMATION?
- A message that indicates that the command was carried out.
- What is an ERROR MESSAGE?
- A message that indicates that the command was not carried out.
- What is a KEYBOARD?
- The most widely used input device.
- What is the function of the ARROW KEYS?
- Used to move the cursor (aka Insertion Point), how and where the text will appear when you start typing.
- What is a POINTING DEVICE?
- Such as a mouse, that enables the user to move an on-screen pointer.
- What is SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE?
- Software that transcribes spoken words into on-screen text.
- What is the CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)?
- The computers processing circuitry also called the SYSTEM UNIT, cantains additional components as well. i.e. storage devices and connectors for I/O devices.
- What is a MICROPROCESSOR?
- A complex electronic circuit fabricated on a wafer or CHIP of silicon
- What is the MOTHERBOARD?
- A computer's main circuit board.
- What is MEMORY?
- Stores program instructions (the tools) and data (the parts) so that the CPU can access them quickly
- What is RAM?
- Random Access Memory - the area work "work" is performed.