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Chapter 1 Review Flashcards

0
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a removable means of storage that plugs into a USB port

A

flash drive

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1
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the physical components of a computer such as the hard drive, keyboard and printer

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hardware

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2
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the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do, such as word processing

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software

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3
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the brain of the computer, carries out commands

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CPU

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4
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the computers working memory, erases when the computer is turned off

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RAM

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5
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approximatley a million bites of storage

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megabyte

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6
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approximatley a billion bytes of storage

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gigabyte

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7
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the keypad to the rught that allows youvto key #s

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numeric keypad

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8
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the hardware used to pass info into a computer such as a mouse, keyboard or microphone

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input

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9
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the hardware that receives and displays the info comingfrom the computer, such as a monitor, printer and speakers

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output

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10
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device that allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line

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modem

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11
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a video lr computer displau device that has a screen and shows the results

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monitor

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12
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a printer that uses photographic technology to produce a high quality output- highest resolution, perfect printer

A

laser printe

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13
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hardware that provides printed output from the computer

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printer

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14
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a printed copy of computer output

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hard copy

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15
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f1-f12 at the top of the keyboard

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function keys

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16
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a screen copy or computer copy of output

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soft copy

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17
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a disc on which info can be read from only, such as software purchased

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CD-ROM

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18
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any hardware attatched to the outside of the CPU

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peripharels

19
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global network of computers that connects millions of users

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internet

20
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a network of computers within a company or organization

A

intranet

21
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a computer network that spans a relatively long geographic area. ex- internet

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wide area network

22
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permanent memory that is built into the computer on chips and cant be changed

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ROM

23
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application software that creates amd edits text documents

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word processing

24
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applications software that allows you to perform math equations

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spreadsheets/graphics

25
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soctware that allows you to send and retrieve electronice mail

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communications software

26
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restartjng the computer by pressing alt ctrl and delete

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warm boot

27
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turning on the computer by pressing the power button

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cold boot

28
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appromatley 1000 characters of data

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kilobyte

29
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flashdrive is an example of

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a data storage device

30
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software that allows you to keep track of large amounts of info like a baseball card collection

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database

31
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software that allows you to create high quality documents such as a brochure

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desktop publishing software

32
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type of software that allows you to make oral presentations to a group

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presentation software

33
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keys that carry out various commands

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computer keys

34
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type of CD that can on,y be written on once

A

CD R

35
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^><

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cursor directional or nvigatinal keys

36
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action computer takes to perform task

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input

37
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action a computer twkes

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processing

38
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results

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output

39
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save to use another date

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storage

40
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later on you can open data

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retrieval

41
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anything extra that you can add like a microphone or webcam, peinter

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peripherals

42
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physical equiptment- tools machinery and other durable equiptment

A

hardware

43
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compact disk that can only be used once

A

CD

44
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rewritable- copy and rewrite onto kt erased or changed

A

CD RW

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