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Unit 2 - How a Computer Works

AB
Bit, in computer terminologyBinary Digit
Byte8 bits
Megabyte or 1 meg1 million bytes
Gigabyte or 1 gig1 billion bytes
LANLocal Area Network
RAMRandom Access Memory
WANWide Area Network
Kilobyte1,000 bytes of data
CPUChip that performs the data processing
ProcessingManipulation of data by a computer
Storagethe saving of data on a memory device
Outputdata produced by the computer as a result of processing
DataTerm for pieces of information that a computer processes
ALUA place in the CPU where math and logic functions are performed
Binary Systemnumbering system based on 1s and 0s
Characterrefers to what the keys on the keyboard stand for
ASCIIA code used to exchange data from one type of computer code to another
Terabytetrillion bytes


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