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Miscellaneous
100
Computer software used to search for information on the World Wide Web
What is Browser
100
Numeric Keypad, Alpha Pad, Arrow Keys, and Function Keys part of are part of what
What are the five parts of a Keyboard
100
What are devices that can be attached (added on) to a computer?
What is Peripherals
100
The TV-like screen--an output device?
What is a Monitor
100
Physical parts of the computer, any part of the computer that you can touch
What is Hardware
200
A computer or software that manages the flow of information on a network.
What is Server
200
A chip that tells you to do these 4 functions- input, processing, storage, and output?
What is Microprocessor
200
What are devices that can be used to permanently store your work (Ex: floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk)?
What is Secondary storage
200
An output device with keys--used to enter data
What is a Keyboard
200
Instructions on a disk or drive that makes the computer work (tells the computer what to do), you cannot see these.
What is Software
300
Output from a computer that can be seen or heard but not touched--(Ex. Output from a speaker or monitor)
What is Softcopy
300
Name 4 input devices.
What is keyboard, mouse, scanner, and touch screen.
300
What is the main component that performs all of the processing?
What is CPU--Central Processing Unit
300
A handheld input device
What is a Mouse
300
Data processed by the computer
What is Output
400
A temporary memory to hold your data--(storage place inside your computer where 1s and 0s are kept untill power is cut off--Also holds the program that you are working on)
What is RAM--Random Access Memory
400
A machine that performs four functions- input, processing, storage, and output?
What is Computer
400
What is a device that reads data off a disk and/or writes data to a disk (hard or floppy disk)?
What is Disk Drive
400
An output device used to print on paper (Ex: Laser Printer, Ink Jet Printer)
What is a Printer
400
Output from a computer that can be touched--(Ex: output from a printer or plotter)
What is Hardcopy
500
Master control program in a computer, maintains disk files, runs applications, and handles devices such as the mouse and printer.
What is Operating System
500
Name three output devices.
What is printer, monitor, speaker.
500
What is the place on a computer where cable can be attached?
What is a Port
500
An output device that produces sound (softcopy)
What is a Speaker
500
Short for megabyte, a unit of memory or storage capacity.
What is Meg
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