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- 2. Drive :Portable storage device capable of storing hundreds of floppy disk.
- 4. :(binary digit) the representation of data as a 1 or 0
- 5. Drive :A device that reads the information contained on a disk.
- 8. :Can be located on your hard drive for file storage : Allow users to organize files.
- 10. :The most frequently used input device; consists of three major parts: the main keyboard, the keypads, and the function keys.
- 12. :A device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image.
- 13. : The intangible components of a computer system, particularly the programs that the computer needs to perform a specific task.
- 16. :The peripheral computer component that produces a hard copy of the text or graphics processed by the computer.
- 18. :(central processing unit) a silicon chip located on the motherboard.
- 19. Disk :A round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information
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- 1. character of storage space on disk or in RAM.
- 3. :A display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the computer into points of colored light on the screen.
- 5. :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.
- 6. :A computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same computer or other computers.
- 7. Device that does computations and makes logical comparisons according to the instructions it receives.
- 9. :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.
- 11. : The physical components of a computer
- 14. :A device that feeds data into a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse, is called an input device. (v.) The act of entering data into a computer.
- 15. :A collection of data stored in one unit, identified by a filename. It can be a document, picture, audio or video stream, data library, application, or other collection of data.
- 17. :(Random access memory) Chips on cards plugged into the motherboard that temporarily hold programs and data while the computer is turned on; volatile memory.
- 18. :A hard plastic disk approximately 12 cm (4 in.) in diameter on which information such as music or computer data is digitally encoded in a format readable by laser beam.