FIND THE DEFINITION
DATA
ITS REPRESENTED IN THE CIRCUITS OF A COMPUTER BY THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PULSES OF electricity
THE MOST COMMON SEMICONDUCTOR LASER IS MADE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR CALLED
GALLIUM ARSENIDE
DATA
is information processed or stored by a computer.
Are the basis of communication in IT
COMPUTER NETWORKS
INPUT/OUTPUT devices
Is something you connect to a computer that sends information into the computer.
TRAY TUBE
A CATHODE-RAY TUBE DESIGNED TO GENERATE X-RAYS
STANDS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
LED
ELECTRONIC MAIL
messages transmitted and received by digital computersthrough a network.
Refers to the storage of large amounts of data in a persisting and machine-readable fashion.
MASS STORAGE
Supercomputer
a particularly powerful mainframe computer.
DIODE
IS A SIMPLE VACUUM TUBE CONSISTING OF TWO ELECTRODES
IT CAN TRAVEL THROUGH A VACUUM, EVEN WITHOUT A CONDUCTOR
ELECTRICITY
SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS
refer to computers that are built to perform specific tasks
Microprocessor
Vacuum Tube
A glass tube containing electrodes sealed in a vacuum
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS CHIPS
A TYPE OF CATHODE-RAY TUBE USED TO DISPLAY PICTURES
A TELEVISION PICTURE TUBE
ELECTRONIC NUMERICAL INTERGRATOR AND CALCULATOR
the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer.
A unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
BYTE
ENIAC
The first general-purpose electronic computer
COMPUTER
IS A ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT PROCESSES INFORMATION BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
WHAT WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE DE FOREST'S INVENTION OF THE TRIODE
MODERN ELECTRONICS DEVICES
ROBOT
is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer— capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
Are high-performance computers with large amounts of memory and processors that process billions of simple calculations and transactions in real time
MAINFRAMES
Personal Computer
A computer designed for use by one person at a time