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computer concepts

Terms in this set (32)

data
any set of characters that is gathered and translated for some purpose
information
summerization of data
touchscreen
a display device which allows the user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen
BIT
A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.
BYTE
a group of 8 bits
KB
kilobit
MB
megabyte
GB
Gigabyte
TB
terabyte
Control Unit (CU)
The part of the CPU that controls the flow of data
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
The part of the central processing unit that performs arithmetic computations and logical operations.
CPU
Central Processing Unit; the brain of the computer.
operating system
A computer program that controls the basic operation of your computer and the programs you run on it.
RAM
Random Access Memory
hard disk
a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information
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