| A | B |
|---|
| Related elements working to master a common goal | COMPUTER SYSTEM |
| Tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched | HARDWARE |
| Intangible instructions that tell the computer what to do | SOFTWARE |
| Hardware device which enables the computer to accept data | INPUT DEVICE |
| electronic device that accepts data, performs computations, and makes logical decisions according to the instructions and data that have been given to it and that produces meaningful info in a form useful to humans | COMPUTER |
| hardware device which processes the data into meaningful information | PROCESSOR |
| hardware device that permits the storage of data | STORAGE DEVICE |
| hardware device that reports the information in a form that humans can understand | OUTPUT DEVICE |
| A series of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell the computer precisely what actions to perform | PROGRAM |
| a program that controls the computer's circuitry and hardware devices | SYSTEM PROGRAM |
| A program that instructs the computer to perform a specific, user-defined task | APPLICATION PROGRAM |
| data that enters the computer | INPUT |
| useful information which leaves the computer | OUTPUT |
| Activity that takes place in the computer's | PROCESSING |
| data from a source document that is fed into the computer for processing | RAW DATA/ORIGINAL DATA |
| forms that become the source of the data entered into the computer's input device | SOURCE DOCUMENTS |
| knowledge of some fact or circumstance that is given or recieved | INFORMATION |
| the process of sharing information between humans and computers | INFORMATION/DATA PROCESSING |
| the technologic process which enables and entire microprocessor to occupy the space of a tiny chip the size of your fingertip | MICROMINIATURIZATION |
| term (s) used to identify computers in which their computation and input/output processing capabilities are such that they can be used for any type of application | GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTERS |
| digital, voice, and video communication access through computer-controlled telephones and televisions to any information resource anywhere in the world | INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY |
| the internal clock speed of a computer measured in millionths of a second | MEGAHERTZ |
| business that use computers to store huge amounts of information, then make access to these computers and the information stored available for personal use | INFORMATION UTILLITIES |
| a communications network that covers a limited geographic area | LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) |
