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The computer's immediate internal memory, RAM and ROM.
Primary storage
100
A pathway for data flow in and out of a computer.
Port
100
______________ connection-A term describing a computer network where there is no physical connection (e.g. a wire) between sender and receiver, but instead they are connected by radio signal.
wireless
100
primary storage-The computer's immediate internal ____________, RAM and ROM.
memory
100
node-Any ____________connected to a network.
device
200
The main circuit board of a computer housing the microprocessor and providing the means of connecting all the components that make up the computer.
Motherboard
200
Short for picture element. A pixel is the smallest logical unit of visual information that can be used to build an image.
Pixel
200
______________-The underlying hardware or software for an operating system.
platform
200
router-In a _____________, this device is used to determine the pathway used to transmit any signal between different ___________ nodes.
network
200
zip-Data ____________ and file packaging programs for personal computers.
compression
300
In a network, this device is used to determine the pathway used to transmit any signal between different network nodes.
Router
300
Any device connected to a network.
Node
300
processing-The manipulation of ____________by a microprocessor or embedded processor according to instructions given to it by a program or embedded in the chip itself.
data
300
zip-Data compression and ____________packaging programs for personal computers.
file
300
wireless connection-A term describing a computer network where there is no physical connection (e.g. a wire) between sender and receiver, but instead they are connected by radio _____________.
signal
400
The underlying hardware or software for an operating system.
Platform
400
The manipulation of data by a microprocessor or embedded processor according to instructions given to it by a program or embedded in the chip itself.
Processing
400
port-A ______________ for data flow in and out of a computer.
pathway
400
pixel-Short for ______________ element. A pixel is the smallest logical unit of visual information that can be used to build an image.
picture
400
TCP/IP (____________________ control protocol/internet protocol)
Transmission
500
Data compression and file packaging programs for personal computers.
Zip
500
A set of protocols used to allow computers to share resources across a network.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)
500
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)-A set of protocols used to allow computers to share resources across a __________________.
network
500
motherboard-The main ______________ board of a computer housing the microprocessor and providing the means of connecting all the components that make up the computer.
circuit
500
_______________-The main circuit board of a computer housing the microprocessor and providing the means of connecting all the components that make up the computer.
motherboard