DEFINE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW USERS TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS

REPRESENTS DATA AS AHARD COPY EX: LASER OR INJET

THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPUTER

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT A.K.A THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER

DEFINE MAGNETIC STORAGE

PLASTIC OR METAL PLATTERS THAT ARE COATED W/ OXIDE STORE DATA MAGNETICALLY

READ ONLY MEMORY: PERMANENT INTERNAL MEMORY THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED

REPRESENTS DATA AS SOFT COPY. EX CRT OR FLAT-PANEL

A GUI ENVIRONMENT THAT USES ICONS AND MENUS TO MAKE COMPUTERS EASY TO USE

SMALLEST PIECE OF DATA A COMPUTER UNDERSTANDS OR STORES

A SEQUENCE OF STEPS THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUS, EXECUTABLE AND TERMINATING

A MACHINE THAT PERFORMS 4 BASIC FUNTIONS: INPUT PROCESSING OUTPUT STORAGE

DEFINE PERIPHRAL DEVICE

EXTERNAL PIECE OF HARDWARE THAT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR A COMPUTER TO WORK

A COMMAND-LINE INTEERFACE OS. NOT USER FRIENDLY

THE MAIN PARTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT PROCESS INFORMATION

COMPUTERS THAT ARE CONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

WIDE AREA NETWORK: COMPUTERS IN A LARGER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

PIECE OF CODE THAT IS PUT ON A COMPUTER THAT IS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE COMPUTER

HARDWARE THAT ENABLES A COMPUTER USER TO ENTER DATA INTO A COMPUTER

DEFINE OPERATING SYSTEM

TYPE OF SOFTWARE MANAGES RAM CONTROLS DEVICE MONITORS SYSTEM PERFORMCE

A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS OR PROGRAMS THAT TELL A COMPUTER WHAT TO DO

A SMALL STORAGE DEVICE THAT CAN BE PLUGGED INTO A USB PORT

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: TEMPOARY MEMORY THAT CAN BE CHANGED

HARDWARE THAT REPRESENTS DATA AS EITHER HARD COPY OR SOFT COPY AFTER

LOCAL AREA NETWORK: COMPUTERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER

DEFINE OPTICAL STORAGE

A STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH DATA IS RECORDED AND READ BY TWO LASERS

DEFINE STORAGE DEVICES

NEEDED FOR PERMANENTLY STORING IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS PROGRAMS, FILE

DEFINE COMPUTER SYSTEM

COMPLETE COMPUTER THAT HAS ALL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE IT FUNCTION

MEASURES THE SPEED OF A CPU. NUMBER OF CYCLES PER SECOND

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DEFINE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW USERS TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS
INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE COMPUTER WROTE
A FUNCTION THAT TELLS THE INTERPRETER TO EXECUTE THE CODE
A SEPERATE PROGRAM THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE CPU OF THE COMPUTER
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DEFINE PRINTER
WIDE AREA NETWORK
REPRESENTS DATA AS AHARD COPY EX: LASER OR INJET
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
READ ONLY MEMORY
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DEFINE HARDWARE
THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPUTER
THE PROGRMAGS THE COMPUTER EXECUTES
THE PLACE WHERE FILES ARE STORED
WHERE YOU KEEP YOUR PROGRAMS
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DEFINE MEGABYTE
A ROBOT
A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS DESTRUCTIVE INFORMATION INTO THE COMPUTER
1 MILLION BYTES
STORAGE DEVICE THAT IS A PART OF THE HARDWARE
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DEFINE CPU
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT A.K.A THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER
THE INTERFACE FOR WORKING IN INTERACTIVE MODE
THE PYTHON INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOU WROTE
LANGUAGES ALLOW A PROGRAMMER TO SPECIFIC THE DESIRED PROGRAM ACTIONS
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DEFINE MAGNETIC STORAGE
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ON WHICH THE CPU AND OTHER ELECTRONICS ATTACH
PLASTIC OR METAL PLATTERS THAT ARE COATED W/ OXIDE STORE DATA MAGNETICALLY
INSTRUCTIONS THAT TELL COMPUTER HARDWARE WHAT TO DO
THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER
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DEFINE ROM
THE CODE THAT YOU WROTE
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: TEMPORARY STORAGE AND MEMORY
A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS THAT CARRY OUT A TASK
READ ONLY MEMORY: PERMANENT INTERNAL MEMORY THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED
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DEFINE MONITOR
THE PROGRAMS THE COMPUTER EXECUTES
REPRESENTS DATA AS SOFT COPY. EX CRT OR FLAT-PANEL
TELLS A COMPUTER THE SEQUENCE OF STEPS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
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DEFINE WINDOWS
A GUI ENVIRONMENT THAT USES ICONS AND MENUS TO MAKE COMPUTERS EASY TO USE
WHERE YOU KEEP YOUR PROGRAMS
BINARY CODE THAT ONLY THE MACHINE CAN UNDERSTAND
PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
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DEFINE BIT
LARGEST PIECE OF DATA A COMPUTER UNDERSTANDS
SMALLEST PIECE OF DATA A COMPUTER UNDERSTANDS OR STORES
SOMETHING YOU TAKE OUT OF THE COMPUTER
HARDWARE IN THE COMPUTER
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DEFINE ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS
SOUND BYTES
SLIDE SHOWS
WORD DOCUMENTS
NUMBERS AND MATH EQUATIONS
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DEFINE ALGORITHM
WHEN THERE ARE PRECISE INSTRUCTIONS
THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING CODE INTO AN EXECUTABLE FORM
WHEN IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN PRACTICE
A SEQUENCE OF STEPS THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUS, EXECUTABLE AND TERMINATING
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DEFINE COMPUTER
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
THE PROGRAMS THE COMPUTER EXECUTES
TELLS A COMPUTER IN MINUTE DETAIL THE SEQUENCE OF STEPS
A MACHINE THAT PERFORMS 4 BASIC FUNTIONS: INPUT PROCESSING OUTPUT STORAGE
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DEFINE PERIPHRAL DEVICE
CONCISTS OF ROTATING PLATTERS WHICH ARE COATED WITH MAGNETIC PLATTERS
EXTERNAL PIECE OF HARDWARE THAT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR A COMPUTER TO WORK
THE INTERFACE FOR WORKING IN INTERACTIVE MODE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
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DEFINE DOS
CODE THAT YOU WROTE
A COMMAND-LINE INTEERFACE OS. NOT USER FRIENDLY
THE PHYSICAL PARTS OF THE COMPUTER
KEYBOARD, PRINTER, SPEAKERS, MOUSE
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DEFINE PROCESSING
THEY START WITH A # AND ARE NOT STATEMENTS
IT INDICATES THAT YOU CAN ENTER PYTHON INSTRUCTIONS
THE INTERPRETER READS YOUR PROGRAM AND EXECUTES ALL OF ITS STEPS
THE MAIN PARTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT PROCESS INFORMATION
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DEFINE NETWORK
COMPUTERS THAT ARE CONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMER THAT CREATES NEW PRODUCTS
LOCAL COMPUTERS THAT NEEDS EXTRA ATTENTION
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
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DEFINE WAN
WIDE AREA NETWORK: COMPUTERS IN A LARGER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
THE BRAINS OF THE COMPUTER
INDICATES THAT YOU CAN ENTER INFORMATION INTO THE COMPUTER
THE INTERFACE FOR WORKING IN INTERACTIVE MODE
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DEFINE VIRUS
A PROGRAM THAT STORES IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
THE INTERFACE FOR WORKIN IN INTERACTIVE MODE
A PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT PROTECTS THE COMPUTER
PIECE OF CODE THAT IS PUT ON A COMPUTER THAT IS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE COMPUTER
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DEFINE INPUT DEVICE
HARDWARE THAT ENABLES A COMPUTER USER TO ENTER DATA INTO A COMPUTER
THE PLACE WHERE FILES ARE STORED
THE PYTHON INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOU WROTE
SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS UNDERSTOOD BY THE VIRTUAL MACHINE
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DEFINE BROWSER
WORLD WIDE WEB
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
READ ONLY MEMORY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
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DEFINE OPERATING SYSTEM
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
TYPE OF SOFTWARE MANAGES RAM CONTROLS DEVICE MONITORS SYSTEM PERFORMCE
CABLING THAT ALLOWS COMPUTERS TO BE INTERCONNECTED
WIDE AREA NETWORK
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DEFINE SOFTWARE
READ ONLY MEMORY
A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS OR PROGRAMS THAT TELL A COMPUTER WHAT TO DO
A STORAGE DEVICE THAT HOLDS MANY PROGRAMS
A DEVICE THAT ALLOWS MANY FILES TO BE PRINTED AT THE SAME TIME
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TERABYTE
100 BYTES
1 MILLION BYTES
1000 BYTES
1 TRILLION BYTES
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DEFINE KILOBYTE
TELLS A COMPUTER IN MINUTE DETAIL WHAT TO DO
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
READ ONLY MEMORY
1024 BYTES
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DEFINE USB STORAGE
A SMALL STORAGE DEVICE THAT CAN BE PLUGGED INTO A USB PORT
DUST
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
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DEFINE WORD PROCESSING
SLIDESHOWS
LETTERS REPORTS TEXT
NUMBERS
SPEAKERS
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DEFINE GIGABYTE
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS THAT HELP THE COMPUTER RUN
1 BYTE
1 BILLION BYTES
1 TRILLION BYTES
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DEFINE RAM
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: TEMPOARY MEMORY THAT CAN BE CHANGED
IS AN INFORMAL DESCRIPTION OF A SEQUENCE OF STEPS
WHEN IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN PRACTICE
A SEQUENCE OF STEPS WILL COME TO AN END
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DEFINE OUTPUT DEVICE
HARDWARE THAT REPRESENTS DATA AS EITHER HARD COPY OR SOFT COPY AFTER
THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING CODE INTO AN EXECUTABLE FORM
WHEN THERE ARE PRECISE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHAT TO DO
IS AN ERROR IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING
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BYTE
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
8 O'S AND 1'S
ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER NETWORK
LESS POWERFUL THAN A SUPERCOMPUTER
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DEFINE LAN
CETRAL PROCESSING UNIT
READ ONLY MEMORY
LOCAL AREA NETWORK: COMPUTERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER
STORAGE DEVICE THAT KEEPS IMPORTANT FILES SAFE
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DEFINE OPTICAL STORAGE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PERFORM THE TASKS THE USER WISHES
SOFTWARE USED TO CONTROL THE COMPUTER AND ITS EQUIPMENT
A STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH DATA IS RECORDED AND READ BY TWO LASERS
N/A
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DEFINE STORAGE DEVICES
THROUGH NETWORK CABLING THE COMPUTER CAN READ DATA AND PROGRAMS
NEEDED FOR PERMANENTLY STORING IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS PROGRAMS, FILE
WHERE YOU KEEP YOUR PROGRAMS
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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DEFINE COMPUTER SYSTEM
COMPUTERS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH NETWORK CABLING
PROVICES SLOWER AND LESS EXPENSIVE STORAGE
COMPLETE COMPUTER THAT HAS ALL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE IT FUNCTION
CONCISTS OF ROTATING PLATTERS WHICH ARE COATED WITH A MAGNETIC MATERIAL
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DEFINE HERTZ
MEASURES THE SPEED OF A CPU. NUMBER OF CYCLES PER SECOND
WHERE YOU KEEP YOUR PROGAMS
THE PORCESS OF TRANSFORMING CODE INTO EXECUTABLE FORM
WHERE THE FILES ARE STORED

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