Intro to Computers Vocabulary

Refers to sharing information with the people who need it

Another name for a microprocessor

Words, pictures, and numbers

Another name for microprocessor

Refers to saving the data for later use

Refers to performing calculations with two digits—0 and 1

Most common storage device inside a computer

Programs that give instructions to a computer

Small computer designed for an individual user

Interacting with a computer using a process; data into forms that can be used and understood

Software that controls the basic operations of the computer

Machine that follows a set of instructions to change and store data

Physical parts of a computer that a person can touch with his or her hands

Another name for digital communication tools

Refers to how data is changed or used

data from a computer, such as printing a report or viewing photos on a monitor

Refers to the way a user puts data into a computer