Com Tech Vocabulary Group 2
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kaylynnholmes Plus on August 30, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Binary Numbers | A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. |
| Bit | Each 0 or 1. |
| Boot process | Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands. |
| Byte | 8 bits. |
| Circuits | The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately 1 billion bytes. |
| Kilobyte | Approximately 1,000 bytes. |
| Megabyte | Approximately 1 million bytes. |
| Megahertz | A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock. |
| Pentium | Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor. |
| RAM | The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location. |
| ROM | Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them. |
| Silicon Chips | Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them together. |
| Storage devices | Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off. |
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