BASIC COMPUTER VOCABULARY
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- 3. (BINARY DIGIT) IS THE SMALLEST UNIT OF DATA THAT A COMPUTER CAN PROCESS AND STORE.
- 7. A PIECE OF HARDWARE INSIDE YOUR COMPUTER WHERE ALL OF THE DATA FOR YOUR COMPUTER IS STORED.
- 8. PROGRAMS OR APPS THAT ALLOW YOU TO DO THINGS ON THE COMPUTER
- 10. THE WAY THE COMPUTER SCREEN LOOKS AND INTERACTS WITH THE USER.
- 12. A UNIT OF MEMORY SIZE IN A COMPUTER EQUAL TO ONE MILLION BYTES
- 15. WHEN YOU GET A FILE FROM ANOTHER COMPUTER, LIKE A SERVER, AND PUT IT ON YOUR COMPUTER.
- 17. A UNIT OF MEMORY SIZE IN A COMPUTER EQUAL TO ONE BILLION BYTES.
- 18. THE RECTANGLE THAT OPENS WHEN YOU CLICK ON AN ICON. SHOWS THE PROGRAMS YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING OR WHAT IS IN A FOLDER
- 21. THE MAIN PROGRAM THAT MANAGES THE COMPUTER'S SOFTWARE.
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- 1. MEASURES THE PROCESSOR SPEED IN A COMPUTER.
- 2. THE STARTING SCREEN OF THE COMPUTER
- 4. THE BLINKING LINE THAT LETS YOU KNOW WHERE TO TYPE.
- 5. A COMPUTER THAT STORES FILES FOR OTHER COMPUTERS TO ACCESS AND DOWNLOAD.
- 6. A TYPE OF CONNECTOR THAT IS USED FOR ATTACHING ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO A COMPUTER.
- 9. A PIECE OF COMPUTER WORK
- 11. A PLACE TO STORE YOUR COMPUTER FILES TO KEEP THEM ORGANIZED
- 12. GIVES YOU OPTIONS OR CHOICES OF WHAT TO DO
- 13. QUICK ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SHOWS PROGRAMS CURRENTLY RUNNING
- 14. THE COLLECTION OF PHYSICAL PARTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM.
- 16. HANDLES ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU GIVE YOUR COMPUTER.
- 19. PICTURES THAT REPRESENT FILES, PROGRAMS OR FOLDERS
- 20. A UNIT OF MEMORY (STORAGE) SIZE IN A COMPUTER MADE UP OF 8 BITS.