Computers Maleia Ali
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- 4. starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition.
- 5. Storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid disks with magnetic surfaces. The device is either permanently installed within the computer case or can be portable
- 7. stores data and information and is usually volatile; its contents are lost when electrical power is turned off. It plays a major role in a computer's performance.
- 10. Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software (CPU)
- 13. Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located.
- 14. device that projects images, gives sound, and basically gives out the info from the computer so the user can obtain it (ex: monitor, printer, projector, speakers)
- 18. Permanent instructions that cannot be changed. It makes the BIOS function. Checks your OS
- 21. device used to insert data into a computer or other device (ex: keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, voice recognition)
- 22. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter
- 24. Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment. (OS)
- 25. A computer or series of computers not connected by cables of any kind.
- 27. old for use with computers, although usually capable of other audio uses, e.g. for an MP3 player.
- 29. long term data storage, no power needed
- 30. instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.
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- 1. wireless internet card
- 2. a geographic network that covers a relatively small geographic area such as a building or a small campus - no more than a mile distance between computers
- 3. Word, Excel, Photoshop, WordPerfect
- 6. software responsible for the general operation of a computer system, including the operation of hardware, running application software, and file management
- 8. Groupings of 1's and 0's that makes information that a computer can understand.
- 9. An example of software
- 11. network drive, hard drive, flash drive, google drive.
- 12. the physical parts of a computer
- 15. Something anyone can operate
- 16. The components used to link computers and other devices so they may share files and utilize other electronic resources
- 17. a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a computer.
- 19. hard connection
- 20. Set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task.
- 23. A device that provides electricity to a computer.
- 26. largest type of network in terms of geographic area;
- 28. Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located.