CTI Week 3

1. the short term for central processing unit
3. permanent storage; instructions are burned onto chips by the manufacturer; information remains when the power is off
5. a device that enables the user to enter data and commands into the computer. the I part of IPOS
8. the application of scientific discoveries to the production of goods and services that improve the human environment
10. in binary, the smallest piece of information. Represented by either zero or one
12. the tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched
14. the __________ processing unit, the "brains" of the computer

1. and electronic device that receives data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result
2. rectangular area of the screen used to display a program, data, or other information
4. the most important circuit board in the system unit; a circuit board that contains all of the computer system's main components
6. set of instructions that tells the computer what to do, intangible
7. in binary, another word for character, generally represented by eight bits
9. MicroSoft Disk Operating System. Created by Bill Gates and introduced with IBM PC in 1981
11. devices that enable the computer to give you the results of the processed data
13. Random Access Memory. Temporary memory that is lost when the power is turned off.