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Input and output devices, Basic Concepts of the Computer, Storage device and Computer Software Flashcards

1
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Is a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or information appliance.

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Input Devices

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Is mainly use to point and move the cursor on the computer screen and click a corresponding position or object using clicking buttons.

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Mouse

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Is the most fundamental input device for any computer system. In the early days of computing, it was typically the only input device. It contains keys for letters and numbers as well as for specialized task, such as enter, delete, etc.

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Keyboard

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Is a type of video game controller held in two hands, where the fingers (especially thumbs) are used to provide input. They are typically the main input device for video game consoles.

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Game Pad

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Is transducer or device that converts sound waves or acoustic energy into electrical signals it is commonly used in audio recording, broadcasting, and communication system to capture and amplify sound, allowing it to be transmitted, recorded, or processed by electronic equipment.

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Microphone

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Is a device or hardware peripheral use to digitize and convert physical documents, image, or objects into a digital data. It works by capturing and converting the content into a digital format that can be stored, edited and manipulated a computer

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Scanner

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Is a video camera which is designed to record or stream to a computer network. They are primarily used in video telephony, live streaming, social media and security,

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Webcam

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Also known as a digitizer, pen tablet, drawing tablet, external drawing pad or digital art board) is a computer input device that enables a user to hand draw images, animation and graphics, with a special pen like stylus, similar to the way a person draws images with a pencil.

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Graphics Tablet

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Often refers to a digital representation of a person’s unique biometric finger pattern.

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Finger Print

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Is a piece of computer equipment that receives data from one source and converts it into another form.

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Output Devices

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Designed to display symbolic and graphical information. It shows all the data and information as Soft Copy on its screen.

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Monitor

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Is an electronic external output device of the computer used to print digital information on paper as a hard copy.

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Printer

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The same as Monitor, displays Visually the data edited from the computer using lens to project it to a wall or board.

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Projector

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A hardware output device connected with a computer to produce the audio.

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Speaker

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14
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Is an output device that let a single user listen to an audio source privately.

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Headphones

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15
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It offers significantly higher storage capabilities than USB flash drives and other physical options. This saves you from having to sift through each device to find the right file.

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Cloud Storage

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16
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Its a device contains trillions of interconnected ____________cells that store Data. These cells hold millions of transistors that when switched on or off represent 1s and 0s in binary code, allowing a computer to read and write information.

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Flash Memory

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17
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The storage Capacity of _________________ never exceeded 200 MB before CD-RW and flash drives became the favored storage media. The iMac was the first personal computer released without a floppy disk drive in 1998 from here, over 30-year reign of the floppy disk very quickly declined.

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Floppy Disk

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17
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Its allows you to perform everyday task like opening applications, loading webpages, editing a document or playing games it also allows you to jump from one task to another without losing your computer, the smoother and quicker it is for you to multitask.

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RAM

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18
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It is the original hard drive. These are magnetic storage devices that have been around since the 1950s though they’ve evolved over time.

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The Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

19
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Emerged far more recently in the mid-90s ______don’t rely on magnets and disks, instead they use a type of flash memory called NAND.

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Solid State Drivers (SSD)

20
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Also known as volatile memory chips because they lose memory once the power supply is removed. __________ can only transmit a single line of memory and needs to be constantly refreshed to prevent the loss of memory bits.

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Dynamic random access memory (DRAM)

21
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Non-volatile chips that are commonly used in portable battery-powered devices. Unlike DRAM, they do not need to be refreshed and do not immediately lose memory when the power source is disconnected.

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Static random access memory (SRAM)

22
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Mainly used when memory is being transferred between different types of devices.

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First in, first out (FIFO)

23
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The memory in these chips can be erased when exposed to ultraviolet rays. These chips can then be reprogrammed for a new set of data values.

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Erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM)

24
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Differs from other programmable memory chips as they can only be programmed once. The contents cannot be erased electronically or though ultraviolet rays.

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Programmable read only memory (PROM)

25
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It is an operating system feature that enables the computer to compensate for the lack of physical memory by transferring data from random access memory to disk storage.

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Virtual Memory

26
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It is a process by which computer programs and services are assigned with physical or virtual memory space.

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Memory Allocation

27
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It is an integral part of the computer hardware which stores information/data to process the result of any computational work

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Storage Device

28
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It is also known as internal memory and main memory.
This is a section of the unit system that holds program instructions, input data, and intermediate results.

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Primary Storage Device

29
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It is used to store information that is used immediately or we can say that it is a temporary memory.

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RAM (RANDOM ACCES MEMORY)

30
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The data written or stored in these devices are non-volatile, i.e, once the data is stored in the memory cannot be modified or deleted.

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ROM (READ ONLY MEMORY)

31
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Is a memory that is stored external to the computer.
It is mainly used for the permanent and long-term storage of programs and data.

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Secondary Storage Devices

31
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Primarily hard disks, are widely used to store computer data as well as audio and video signals

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MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE

32
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It is a card in which data is stored by modifying or rearranging the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles present on the band of the card.

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MAGNETIC DISK

32
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  • is a long-life and non-volatile storage chip that is widely used in embedded systems.
  • it can keep stored data and information even when the power is off.
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FLASH MEMORY DEVICE

33
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  • It is also known as a USB flash drive that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface.
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PEN DRIVE

34
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  • a mass storage device like HDD.
  • has 10x faster read and writes speed as compared to hard disks.
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SSD (SOLID STATE DRIVE)

35
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  • It is generally used with electronic devices like phones, digital cameras, etc. to store larger data.
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SD CARD

36
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  • is any storage type in which data is written and read with a laser
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OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICE

37
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  • It contains tracks and sectors on its surface to store data.
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CD (COMPACT DISK)

38
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Are circular flat optical discs used to store data.

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DVD (DIGITIAL VERSATILE DISC)

38
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Just like CD and DVD but the storage is e capacity of blu ray is up to 25GB.

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BLU-RAY DISC

39
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Computer instruction or data, anything that can be stored electronically is a _________?

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Software

40
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  • refers to the low-level software that manages and controls a computer’s hardware and provides basic services to higher-level software. Systems software includes the programs that are dedicated to managing the computer itself, such as the operating system, file management utilities, and disk operating system (or DOS).
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System Software

41
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Actually the ______________ consist of programs that are designed to make users more comfortable or productive to assist personal tasks.

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Application Software

42
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  • Is made available to every one and can be change, modify and distribute to public without any notification.
  • Ex. Linux, Moodle, WordPress, Drupal and etc.
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Open Source software

43
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  • is the software that is freely available to public but author has a copy right, means that you can only use it, not sell it.
  • Ex. Anti-Virus
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Free ware

44
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  • An ______________ is software which manages computer hardware and software resources. It also provides common services to computer programs
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OPERATING SYSTEM

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