Reference Manual 1 Flashcards
Personal digital assistant PDA
Are small personal computers
Software
The data programme (instructions) that make the computer work
Random access memory RAM
The only form of primary memory which the CPU uses to store instructions and temporary results
Read-only memory
Computer memory on which data has been prerecorded . It retains its contents even when the computer is turned off
Binary code
A code using a string of binary digits to represent characters
Hard drive
A permanent storage device where documents will stay on until you delete it the main storage device with all your data and software stored on it
Optical disk drive
A storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written using lasers
CD rom
Uses an optical method of storage and is used mainly for software distribution and music files
DVD
Digital video disk
Larger capacity optical disks just like cds but used mostly for movie and video storage their main use is for movies
Video card
Is like a mini motherboard with a graphics processor (GPU) and video ram