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| Mouse | An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the mouse along the surface of a desk. |
| Data | Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas. |
| Hardware | Includes the electronic and mechanical devices that process the data; refers to the computer as well as peripheral devices. |
| Network | Two or more computers and other devices that are connected, for the purpose of sharing data and programs. |
| Storage | Area of the computer that holds data on a permanent basis when it is not immediately needed for processing. |
| Peripheral devices | Used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities. |
| Keyboard | An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer. |
| Input | Whatever is put into a computer system. |
| System unit | Case that holds the power supply, storage devices, and the circuit boards (including the motherboard). |
| Memory | Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output. |
| Processing | Manipulation of the data in many ways. |
| Information | The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers, sounds, and graphics. |
| Sound Card | A circuit board that gives the computer the ability to accept audio input, play sound files, and produce audio output through speakers or headphones. |
| Computer | A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored instructions. |
| Software | A computer program that tells the computer how to perform particular tasks. |
| Storage devices | Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately 1 billion bytes. |
| Circuits | The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel. |
| RAM | The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location. |
| Silicon Chips | Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them together. |
| Kilobyte | Approximately 1,000 bytes. |
| Boot process | Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands. |
| Pentium | Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor. |
| Bit | Each 0 or 1. |
| ROM | Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them. |
| Terabyte | Approximately 1 trillion bytes. |
| Binary Numbers | A method for representing |
| Megahertz | A measurement used to describe the speed |
| Megabyte | Approximately 1 million bytes. |
| Byte | 8 bits. |
| CPU | Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer. |
| Storage Devices | Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off. |
| Workstation | Powerful desktop computer designed for specialized tasks. |
| Printer | Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper. |
| Mainframe | Large expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users. |
| Input devices | Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of electronic signals for the computer. |
| Monitor | Display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the computer into points of colored light on the screen. |
| Output devices | Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s memory. |
| Laptop Computer | A portable, compact computer that can run on an electrical wall outlet or a battery unit. |
| Microcomputer | A personal computer; designed to meet the computer needs of an individual |
| Desktop Computer | Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall outlet |
| Modem | Device that sends and receives data to and from computers over telephone lines. |
| Supercomputer | A computer that was the fastest in the world at the time it was constructed. |
| Server | A computer that has the purpose of supplying its users with data; usually through the use of a LAN (local area network). |
| Handheld | A computer that fits into a pocket, runs on batteries, and is used while holding the unit in your hand. |
| Hard Disk | Usually mounted inside the computer’s system unit and can store billions of characters of data. |
| Platform | Underlying hardware and software of the computer system. |
| Folders | The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other folders. |
| Resolution | The density of the grid used to display or print text and graphics; the greater the horizontal and vertical density, the higher the resolution. |
| CD-Rom | Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk. |
| Program | Set of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a problem or carry out a task. |
| Application Software | Set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task. |
| Multi-tasking | Running more than one program at a time or making sure that the instructions and data from one area of memory don’t interfere with memory allocated for other programs. |
| Floppy disk | Round piece of flexible Mylar plastic covered with a thin layer of magnetic oxide and sealed inside a protective covering. |
| Magnetic Storage | Recording of data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide based surface coating. |
| Digital Audio Tape | Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan technology to write data at high densities across the tape at an angle. |
| Optical Storage | Means of recording data as light and dark spots on CD or DVD with the use of a low-power laser light. |
| Operating System | Master controller for all activities that take place within a computer; primary purpose is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to function efficiently. |
| GUI | A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons, manipulated by a mouse. |
| File | A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium. |
| Keyboard | An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer. |
| Silicon Chips | Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them together. |
| Monitor | Display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the computer into points of colored light on the screen |
| Information | The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers, sounds, and graphics. |
| ROM | Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them. |
| Mainframe | Large expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users. |
| Output devices | Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s memory. |
| CD-Rom | Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk. |
| Storage | Area of the computer that holds data on a permanent basis when it is not immediately needed for processing. |
| Floppy Disk | Round piece of flexible Mylar plastic covered with a thin layer of magnetic oxide and sealed inside a protective covering. |
| Mouse | An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the mouse along the surface of a desk. |
| Memory | Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output. |
| Server | A computer that has the purpose of supplying its users with data; usually through the use of a LAN (local area network). |
| File | A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium. |
| Program | Set of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a problem or carry out a task. |
| Computer | A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored instructions. |
| Byte | 8 bits. |
| Resolution | The density of the grid used to display or print text and graphics; the greater the horizontal and vertical density, the higher the resolution. |
| Operating System | Master controller for all activities that take place within a computer; primary purpose is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to function efficiently. |
| Printer | Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper. |
| LAN | Computer network that is located within a limited geographical area, such as a school or small business |
| Network | Two or more computers and other devices that are connected, for the purpose of sharing data and programs. |
| Client | Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server |
| WAN | Interconnected group of computers and peripherals that cover a large geographical area, such as multiple buildings |
| IP Address | A unique identifying number assigned to each computer connected to the internet |
| Ethics | The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession |
| Copyrights | A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of a program |
| E-Mail | Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people |
| Acceptable Use Policies | Used to protect a network and the users on that network and provide guidelines to how a network can and should be used |
| Software Licenses | A legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program |
| Input | Whatever is put into a computer system. |
| Folders | The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other folders. |
| Sound Card | A circuit board that gives the computer the ability to accept audio input, play sound files, and produce audio output through speakers or headphones. |
| Hard Disk | Usually mounted inside the computer’s system unit and can store billions of characters of data. |
| Circuits | The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel. |
| Software | A computer program that tells the computer how to perform particular tasks. |
| Pentium | Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor. |
| Megahertz | A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock. |
| Data | Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas. |
| CPU | Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer. |
| Computer Virus | Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and/or spreads to other files |
| Time Bomb | Watches for the PC clock to reach a certain date to activate the virus |
| Trojan Horse | Computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else |
| Logic Bomb | Watches for a specific set of input to activate the virus |
| File Virus | Virus that attaches to an application program |
| Boot Sector Virus | Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is turned on |
| Worm | Software program designed to enter a computer system usually through a network, through security holes and then replicate itself |
| LAN | Computer network that is located within a limited geographical area, such as a school or small business |
| Macro Virus | A virus that affects a miniature program that usually contains legitimate instructions to automate a document or task |
| E-Mail | Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people |
| Application Software | Set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task. |
| GUI | A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons, manipulated by a mouse. |
| Hardware | Includes the electronic and mechanical devices that process the data; refers to the computer as well as peripheral devices. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately 1 billion bytes. |
| Modem | Device that sends and receives data to and from computers over telephone lines. |
| RAM | The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location. |
| System Unit | Case that holds the power supply, storage devices, and the circuit boards (including the motherboard). |
| Bit | Each 0 or 1. |
| Copyrights | A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of a program |
| Laptop Computer | A portable, compact computer that can run on an electrical wall outlet or a battery unit. |
| Magnetic Storage | Recording of data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide based surface coating. |
| Kilobyte | Approximately 1,000 bytes. |
| Workstation | Powerful desktop computer designed for specialized tasks. |
| Time Bomb | Watches for the PC clock to reach a certain date to activate the virus |
| Peripheral Devices | Used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities. |
| Terabyte | Approximately 1 trillion bytes. |
| Processing | Manipulation of the data in many ways. |
| WAN | Interconnected group of computers and peripherals that cover a large geographical area, such as multiple buildings |
| Optical Storage | Means of recording data as light and dark spots on CD or DVD with the use of a low-power laser light. |
| Computer Virus | Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and/or spreads to other files |
| Boot Sector Virus | Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is turned on |
| Handheld | A computer that fits into a pocket, runs on batteries, and is used while holding the unit in your hand. |
| IP Address | A unique identifying number assigned to each computer connected to the internet |
| Software Licenses | A legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program |
| Input Devices | Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of electronic signals for the computer. |
| Logic Bomb | Watches for a specific set of input to activate the virus |
| Boot Process | Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands. |
| Client | Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server |
| File Virus | Virus that attaches to an application program |
| Binary Numbers | A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. |
| Digital Audio Tape | Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan technology to write data at high densities across the tape at an angle. |
| Megabyte | Approximately 1 million bytes. |
| Macro Virus | A virus that affects a miniature program that usually contains legitimate instructions to automate a document or task |
| Desktop Computer | Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall outlet |
| Ethics | The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession |
| Microcomputer | A personal computer; designed to meet the computer needs of an individual |
| Acceptable Use Policies | Used to protect a network and the users on that network and provide guidelines to how a network can and should be used |
| Worm | Software program designed to enter a computer system usually through a network, through security holes and then replicate itself |
| Platform | Underlying hardware and software of the computer system. |
| Magnetic Storage | Recording of data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide based surface coating. |
| Supercomputer | A computer that was the fastest in the world at the time it was constructed. |
| Trojan Horse | Computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else |
| Hardware | Includes the electronic and mechanical devices that process the data; refers to the computer as well as peripheral devices. |
| Ethics | The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession |
| Mainframe | Large expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users. |
| File | A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium. |
| Software | A computer program that tells the computer how to perform particular tasks. |
| Computer Virus | Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and/or spreads to other files |
| ROM | Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them. |
| Printer | Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper. |
| Program | Set of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a problem or carry out a task. |
| Keyboard | An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer. |
| Worm | Software program designed to enter a computer system usually through a network, through security holes and then replicate itself |
| Binary Numbers | A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. |
| Acceptable Use Policies | Used to protect a network and the users on that network and provide guidelines to how a network can and should be used |
| ROM | Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them. |
| Network | Two or more computers and other devices that are connected, for the purpose of sharing data and programs. |
| Hard Disk | Usually mounted inside the computer’s system unit and can store billions of characters of data. |
| Trojan Horse | Computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else |
| Folders | The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other folders. |
| Server | A computer that has the purpose of supplying its users with data; usually through the use of a LAN (local area network). |
| Modem | Device that sends and receives data to and from computers over telephone lines. |
| Memory | Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output. |
| E-Mail | Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people |
| IP Address | A unique identifying number assigned to each computer connected to the internet |
| Mouse | An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the mouse along the surface of a desk. |
| Copyrights | A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of a program |
| Client | Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server |
| Time Bomb | Watches for the PC clock to reach a certain date to activate the virus |
| RAM | The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location. |
| Boot Process | Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands. |
| Platform | Underlying hardware and software of the computer system. |
| Resolution | The density of the grid used to display or print text and graphics; the greater the horizontal and vertical density, the higher the resolution. |
| Software Licenses | A legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program |
| System Unit | Case that holds the power supply, storage devices, and the circuit boards (including the motherboard). |
