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- 3. Information in a form suitable for transmission from internal to external units of a computer, or to an outside medium
- 5. An electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication line
- 7. A set of keys, usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like
- 11. A lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics
- 12. Any of several microcomputer operating systems or environments featuring a graphical user interface
- 14. The capacity of a computer to store information subject to recall
- 15. A device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a magnetic disk or tape unit or a printer
- 17. An output device that produces a graphical representation by drawing on paper, as with one or more attached pens
- 19. Acronym for RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
- 20. A systematic plan for the automatic solution of a problem by a computer
- 21. A recording or registering apparatus or device
- 23. An organizing unit in a computer's file system for storing and locating files
- 24. The process of introducing data into the internal storage of a computer
- 25. A computer-aided electronic system using photoelectric cells to separate copy, as color illustrations, into its primary colors, correct color copy, and produce a set of color separations ready for proofing or printing
- 28. disk A thin, flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored for later retrieval
- 29. A collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium
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- 1. A system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables
- 2. A palm-sized, button-operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen
- 4. A person who uses a computer
- 6. A computer-generated image
- 8. Also called a BINARY DIGIT. A single, basic unit of computer infomation
- 9. Also called video screen. the portion of a terminal or monitor upon which information is displayed
- 10. Equipment or programs designed to communicate information from one system of computing devices or programs to another
- 13. An output device that produces a paper copy of alphanumeric or graphic data
- 16. Also called loudspeaker. an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible
- 18. A systematic series of actions directed to some end
- 22. Available in electronic form; readable and manipulable
- 26. Acronym for READ-ONLY MEMORY
- 27. A set of bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit