Computer Terms

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  1. 2. Random access memory
  2. 4. exclusive rights given to someone who creates original work: the individual is protected for his/her lifetime and 50 years after his/her death
  3. 8. The intangible components of a computer system, particularly the programs that the computer needs to perform a specific task.
  4. 9. A device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image.
  5. 12. a computer system that stores enormous amounts of data
  6. 13. Device that does computations and makes logical comparisons according to the instructions it receives.
  7. 14. Digital versatile disk, recorded with optical technology that contains full-length (2-hour) motion pictures for viewing on a personal computer or on a TV screen.
  8. 16. Your computer or network has been broken into
  9. 18. One character of storage space on disk or in RAM.
  10. 19. A collection of data stored in one unit, identified by a filename
  11. 21. The most frequently used input device; consists of three major parts: the main keyboard, the keypads, and the function keys.
  12. 24. to copy or transfer (data or a program)
  13. 27. Can be located on your hard drive for file storage. Allow users to organize files.
  14. 29. A display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the computer into points of colored light on the screen.
  15. 30. only memory
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  1. 1. The peripheral computer component that produces a hard copy of the text or graphics processed by the computer.
  2. 3. Binary digit
  3. 5. The physical components of a computer.
  4. 6. A pointing device that has a laser guide on its underside and two or more buttons for clicking commands; you control the movement of the pointer by moving the entire mouse around on your desk.
  5. 7. a software designed to harm a computer
  6. 10. central processing unit
  7. 11. A round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information
  8. 15. harassment that takes place using electronic technology
  9. 17. A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation.
  10. 20. A hard plastic disk
  11. 22. a type of computer software that collects information about a user's browsing patterns in order to display relevant advertisements in his or her Web browser
  12. 23. a packet of data sent by a internet server to a browser
  13. 25. a website that is updated alot and acts like a journal
  14. 26. A computer program that provides services to other computer programs
  15. 28. A device that reads the information contained on a disk. The drive may be permanently installed inside the computer (hard disk drive)