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0
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Allows you tu enter data

A

Input device

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An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory?

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Computer

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2
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Hardware components that conveys information

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Output device

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3
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Cases that contains the electronic

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System Unit

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4
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Records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media.

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Storage Device

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5
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Enables a computer to send and receive data

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Communications Device

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6
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Advantages of Using Computer

S.R.C.S.C

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Speed
Reliabilty
Consistency
Storage
Communications
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7
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Disadvantages of using computer

H.V.P.I.I

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Health Risks
Violations of Privacy
Public Safety
Impact on Labor Force
Impact on Environment
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8
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Involves reducing the electricity

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Green Computing

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9
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Collection of computers and devices connected together.

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Network

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10
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A worldwide collection of network that connects millions of businesses

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Internet

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Encourages members to dhare their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.

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Social networking Web site

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12
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Tells the computer what tasks to perform

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Software/program

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13
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Two categories of computer software

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System software

Application software

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14
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The process of setting up software to work with the computer

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Installing

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15
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Develops software or writes the instruction

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Programmer

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16
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Can perform all of its input

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Personal computer

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17
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A mobile computing device designed for single-player ir multiplayer video games

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Game consoles

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18
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Controls access to the hardware

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Server

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19
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A large expensive, powerful computer

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Mainframes

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20
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The fastest, most powerful computer

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Supercomputer

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21
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A special-purpose computer

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Embedded computer

22
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Inside the system unit

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Drive bays
Power supply
Sound card
Video card
Processor
Memory
23
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The maincircuit board of the system unit

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Motherboard

24
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Approximate number of Kilobytes

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1 thousand

25
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Megabyte

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1 million

26
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Gigabyte

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1 billion

27
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Terabyte

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1 trillion

28
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Loses its contents when power is turned off

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Volatile memory

29
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Example of volatile memory

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Ram

30
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Meaning of RAM

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Random Access Memory

31
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Does not lose contents when power is removed

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Nonvolatile memory

32
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3 examples of nonvolatile memory

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Rom
Flash memory
Cmos

33
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Meaning of ROM

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Read-only memory

34
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Meaning of CMOs

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Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor

35
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Speeds the processes of the computer

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Memory cache

36
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Refers to memory chips

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Read-only memory

37
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It is a blank ROM chip

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Programmable read-only memory (PROM)

38
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Meaning of EEPROM

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Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only memory

39
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The amount of time

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Access time

40
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A socket on the motherboard

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Expansion slot

41
Q

Enhaces function of a component of the system unit and/or provides connection to peripherals

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Adapter card

42
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With this, the computer automatically can configure adapter cards

A

Plug and play

43
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The point at which a peripherals attaches to or communicates with a system unit

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Port

44
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Joins a cable to a port

A

Connector

45
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Can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector

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USB port

46
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An opening inside the system unit

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Bay

47
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It typically holds disk drives

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Drive bay

48
Q

Converts the wall outlet AC power into DC power

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Power supply

49
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Data that is organized, meaningful, and useful.

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Information

50
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Allows you to interact with the software using visual images such as icons.

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Graphical user interface

51
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Set of programs that coordinates all activities among computer hardware devices.

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Operating systems

52
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Four operations of a machine cycle

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Fetch
Decode
Execute
Store

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