Duplicate of Computer Hardware and Software - Login and Operating System Basics Vocabulary

Question 1

A computer designed for an individual user

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Personal computer

Question 2

All parts you can touch with your hands

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Hardware

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Represents applications, files, and commands

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Icons

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A series of letters, numbers, or symbols that you key to gain access.

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Password

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The working memory of a computer.

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Random Access Memory (RAM)

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Identifies you to a computer

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Login

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When the computer is turned off, the memory in RAM is erased or cleared.

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Flash Memory

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A user interface allows users to give commands to the computer

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User Interface (UI)

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Change or manipulate data using software.

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Processing

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Lets you complete specific tasks such as sending an sending an e-mail.

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Online Apps

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Saving data to use later.

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Storage

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Digital communication tools

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DigiTools

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Another word for microprocessor

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Central Processing Unit or CPU

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A small circuit board that controls all the work a computer does.

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Mircoprocessors/Processors

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Input, Processing, Output, Distribution, Storage

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Information Processing

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Other devices that work with a computer.

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Peripherals

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The way you get data from a computer.

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Output

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Information processing puts words, pictures, and numbers into forms we can use and understand.

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Data

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Controls how the computer communicates with the hardware and the user.

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Operating System

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Tells the computer what to do.

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Software

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Put data into a computer.

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Input

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Involves sharing information with the people who want it.

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Distribution

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