General Computer Terms
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Jas_HunterHayes on April 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Processor or Central Processing Unit (CPU) | Interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer |
| Memory | electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| Output Devices | makes the information from processing available for use |
| Storage | used to store instrucitons data and information when they are not being used in memory |
| Floppy disk | portable inexpensive storage medium using circular flexible plastic disks |
| zip disk | type of portable magnetic media that can store up to 750 MB of data |
| hard disk | consists of one or more rigid metal platters coated with a metal oxide material data is recorded magnetically |
| optical discs | storage medium that consists of a flat, round, portable, metal storage medium CD or DVD |
| tape | magnetically coated ribbon of plasitc housed in a tape cartridge |
| miniature storage media | rewritable media usually in the form of a flash memory card |
| system software | consists of programs to control the operations of computer eqipment |
| operation system | tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program |
| booting | computer is turned on and the operating system is loaded into the computer's memory |
| application software | consists of programs that tell a computer how to produce information |
| word processing | used to create, edit, format, and print documents |
| spreadsheet | allows users to add, subtract, and perform user-defined calculations on rows and columns of numbers. |
| database | allows the user to enter, retrieve, and update data in an organized and effcient manner |
| presentaion graphics | allows the user to create documents caled slides to be used in making presentations |
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