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- 3. Electronic device that inputs, processes, stores, and produces an output of data
- 8. Allows your computer to communicate over a network and access the Internet
- 10. Converts the power from the wall outlet to the type of power needed by the computer.
- 11. A storage device that uses the same kind of memory that flash drives use but that can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.
- 12. An interface card installed in the computer to control visual output on a monitor. Also called display adapter or graphics card.
- 13. (CPU)Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software
- 14. a type of high-speed memory often located in the CPU that acts like RAM
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- 1. Controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device
- 2. (Input, Processing, Storage, Output)The part of describing a computer that is best represented by things such as the keyboard, mouse, camera, and microphone.
- 4. Stores information on CDs & DVDs by etching (burning) indentations on their surfaces with a laser; reads them by shining light onto surface; smooth areas reflect, but notches do not reflect.
- 5. A small electronic device used as an on-off switch for streaming binary data.
- 6. Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
- 7. Computer location where instructions and data are stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.
- 9. Main circuit board of the computer; processor and memory are attached