Computer Terms

6. lets you use your mouse to click icons, buttons, and menus displayed on the 📀screen
11. short-term memory, it temporarily stores the data until it is needed
13. a tool you use to access the internet (Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox)
14. where your software, documents, and other files are stored
15. any hardware that sends data to a computer (mouse, keyboard, touch screen, webcam, microphone)
16. two digits used to represent information using electricity; ones and zeros

1. any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it
2. software that allows you to perform a specific task
3. series of commands
4. manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware (Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android)
5. any hardware receives data from a computer (printer, monitor, speaker, headphones)
7. the computer's main circuit board that holds the CPU, memory, connectors, cards, and connections to your computer's ports.
8. a storage medium that is used to store memory permanently and cannot be changed (holds programs and boot up information)
9. any part of the computer that has physical structure; the parts that make up the computer
10. the brain of the computer that controls all other parts and carries out commands
12. an electronic device that has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data