FUNCTIONS
an electronic device that processes input into output
What is a COMPUTER?
a collection of computers and devices connected together in order to communication with each other and the Internet
What is a NETWORK?
computers are made up of software and another important component
What is HARDWARE?
this hard drive uses chips instead of disks for data storage
What is SOLID STATE DRIVE?
What is STORAGE?
this physical connection allows computers to connect to the Internet
What is ETHERNET?
this software includes Web browsers, word processing software, spreadsheets, etc.
What is APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
What is a GIGABYTE?
this section of a platter only holds 512 bytes of data
What is SECTOR?
What is a KEYBOARD?
storage on Internet, which is actually servers consisting of many hard drives
What is the CLOUD?
presentation software is used commonly with what application
What is POWERPOINT?
this storage is considered "volatile", and is removed once the user closes the application or program
What is RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY?
a movie from Walmart is sold on this type of optical disc
What is DVD-ROM?
What is the PROCESSOR?
What is IP ADDRESS?
the operating system and utility software, like antivirus, is under this classification
What is SYSTEM SOFTWARE?
this is very small storage, and holds the data the user is working on right at that second
What is CACHE?
considered the "filing cabinet" for the computer data
What is HARD DRIVE?
a hard drive serves this function, in which a user can save their data in reserved space
What is STORAGE?
the name of a website that can be used instead of an IP address
What is a DOMAIN NAME?
What is EXCEL?
this type of computer is found in most modern vehicles
What is EMBEDDED COMPUTER?
the number of bits in a byte
What is EIGHT?