Computer Basics Vocabulary

A number system bassed on aa series of 1's and 0's rather than using base 10 numbers

Bater or AC powered, portable, usually smaller.

An electronic device that manipulates information. It can store, retrieve, and process data.

Storage on internet based servers instead of our computer's hard drive.

Personal computers that runs on Windows operating systems.

To provide or give something to the computer

Devices that are not typical computers like smartphones, gaming consoles and some TV's.

Handheld computers that are portable; has a touch screen. Cannot do everything like a desktop.

An application or app is a computer software package that performs a specific function

Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. Web browser, games, word processor.

Usually have a keyboard, monitor, and mouse; easy to upgrade and expand parts.

An Apple computer that runs on OS X system.

Data that a computer sends

Any part of a computer that has a physical structure, like internal parts, keyboard and mouse.

A computer that delivers information to other computers on a network.