Module 2
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Peripheral | Anything connected to your computer |
| Input devices | to put information into a computer |
| keyboard | enter information in the form of words, numbers, and punctuation |
| mouse | you can point to objects, select objects, and move objects |
| scanner | collects information in the form of pictures |
| joystick | input device that usually has buttons that can be pressed to send instructions |
| microphone | used to input audio such as music into a computer |
| digital camera | captures photographs as digital files that can be uploaded directly to a computer |
| port | allows users to connect external input devices to the computer system |
| output device | information out of a computer |
| monitor | displays information visually, just like a television set |
| printer | transfer images from a monitor to paper. For instance, when you key an essay on a computer, you can then print it out to turn in for class |
| speaker | carries information in the form of sound |
| process | The part of the computer that processes information has many parts that work together |
| microprocessor | brain of a computer. A computer makes almost all of its calculations in the microprocessor. Not all microprocessors are the same |
| clock speed | the number of calculations the processor can do each second. |
| CPU | is made of one microprocessor in small computers |
| Memory | where computers keep their information, comes in the form of computer chips. |
| RAM | holds information temporarily |
| A storage device | is another place where information is kept in a computer |
| hard drive | is the most widely used secondary storage device. They can be internal or external |
| floppy disk | contains a small portable disk inside a plastic cover. Floppy disks can hold up to 1.4 megabytes of information |
| ZIP disk | has a portable disk inside a plastic case. A ZIP disk can hold 100 to 750 megabytes |
| Flash memory | uses chips to hold information. You can add information to flash memory in large chunks rather than piece by piece, making storage faster and easier than with other types of memor |
| Optical disks, | use lasers to read and write information |
| CD-ROM | optical disk that can hold up to 1 gigabyte of information |
| DVD-ROM | is a CD-ROM that does not yet contain any information |
| CD-RW | an optical disk that can record information many times |
| network | is a group of computers that are connected to each other |
| Local Area Network (LAN) | is a connected group of computers that are close to one another |
| Wide Area Network (WAN ) | that are not close to each other |
| operating systems (NOS) | help computers share information |
| network interface card (NIC | so that the computers can communicate over the network. |
| server | manages the flow of information on a network |
| network topology | actual arrangement of computers in a network |
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