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| Input Units | any device that can feed information into the computer.Ex. Keyboard/Mouse/touch screen monitor/Microphone/Scanner/Web Cam |
| Output Units | any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user Examples Monitor/Printer/Speakers/Projector |
| LCD | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) | The “brain” of a computer/which reads programs and changes each program’s instructions into actions |
| RAM | (Random Access Memory)....Remembers what you tell the computer to do while the computer is on. |
| ROM | (Read Only Memory)...Holds program instructions after power off/Instruction set for startup |
| Integrated Circuit (IC) | Is a tiny piece of silicon that contains thousands of electrical circuits. (A circuit is a path over which electric current or pulses flow.) |
| Binary Code | System of 1’s and 0’s used to represent information...(1= ON |
| A Zettabyte | is the equivalent of The total storage capacity of 75 billion 16 GB iPads/All the information in all the academic libraries in the US — times half a million |
| Virus | An illegally planted program that reproduces itself by secretly attaching to other programs and carrying out unwanted and often damaging operations. |
| Virtual Reality (VR) | Is a multimedia application that uses 3-D graphics to create a realistic simulation |
| Hardware | The physical part of a computer system Examples: Keyboard/disk drive/Monitor and the internal electronics |
| Software | System utility or application programs used by a computer to perform desired tasks |
| Artificial Intelligence | Is the process computers use to solve problems and make decisions that are commonly made by humans. |
| Wiki | Allows the easy creation and editing of collaborative websites. |
| Social Networking | Focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities |
| Blog | a website that contains online personal reflections/comments/and often hyperlinks/videos/and photographs provided by the writer |
| WEB 2.0 | The second generation of the internet. Instead of just a place to find information it is also used for social networking (talking to friends) |
| Internet Service Providers | Are companies that allow you to access the Internet for a FEE ($) |
| Search Engines | Are programs that have been created to make it easier to search the Internet. |
| Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | A special language used on the World Wide Web that allows computers to talk to one another. |
| Network | Uses a central computer that stores information from many smaller computers. |
| Programming Language | Translates information entering the computer into a form that it can understand. EX. C++ |
| World Wide Web | abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web |
| URL (Universal Resource Locator) | The best-known example of the use of URLs is for the addresses of web pages on the World Wide Web such as http://www.example.com/. |
| HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) | A digital protocol for distributed/collaborative/information.It is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. |
| HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) | A more secure version HTTP to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems. |
