Acronyms
Terminology
Storage Devices
Measurements of Storage
Pot Pourri
100
IT
What is Information Technology?
100
This part of the computer temporarily holds the program you are using and the data you are entering.
What is RAM?
100
A small, portable device that can store 1.44 MB of data.
What is a floppy disk?
100
One thousand bytes
What is a kilobyte or KB?
100
This type of storage disk can hold 4.7 to 17 GB of data, good for recording movies.
What is a DVD?
200
BIOS
What is Basic Input Output System?
200
When you perform this process, it reorganizes files and eliminates unnecessary space on the hard drive of your computer.
What is defragmenting?
200
The main storage device inside the computer
What is the hard drive?
200
One billion bytes
What is a gigabyte or GB?
200
A USB flash drive is another popular storage device. What does USB stand for?
What is Universal Serial Bus?
300
OS
What is Operating System?
300
This function of the computer saves your data or files permanently.
What is storage?
300
Use this type of CD to store files you may want to edit.
What is a CD-RW?
300
One million bytes
What is a megabyte or MB?
300
This chip contains the instructions necessary to start up your computer.
What is the BIOS or ROM chip?
400
RAM
What is Random Access Memory?
400
This can be described as knowledge, facts, or news.
What is Information?
400
Use this type of CD to store files that you will not need to edit, i.e. music files.
What is a CD-R?
400
The amount of space needed to store one character
What is a byte?
400
One example is Windows XP.
What is an operating system?
500
ICT
What is Information and Communication Technology?
500
The application of scientific knowledge applied to practical uses
What is technology?
500
Data on this type of CD has been recorded at a manufacturer.
What is a CD-ROM?
500
The smallest unit of data a computer can recognize or understand. It can be a zero or a 1.
What is a bit?
500
One trillion bytes
What is a terabyte or TB?
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