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50 Gen Comp Terms
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
09/09/2012

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Alias
Definition
An icon that points to a file folder or app
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Application
Definition
A program in witch you do your work
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Ascii
Definition
American Standard Code for Information Interchange: Used for data format for exchanging info between comps or/and programs.
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Bit
Definition

A binary didget

Smallest info used by a comp

either a 1 or 0

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Bit depth
Definition

The number of colors a didgtal file uses 

1bit 2 colors (bitmap)

8bit 256 colors (greyscale)

24 bit mill(RGB Mode)

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Backup
Definition
A copy of a file or disk 
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Boot
Definition
Start up
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Clok rate(hmz)
Definition
The processing of a computer that is mesured in millions of cycles per seond.
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Cold boot
Definition
Force shut down
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Compression
Definition
A technique that reduces the size of a saved file by elimination
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Control Pannel 
Definition
A program that allows you to change settings in a program or change the way the mac looks
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CUP
Definition

Central Processing Unit 

te brainz

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Defragment
Definition
Concatenate fragments of data into the hard drive
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Desktop
Definition
Has shit on it
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Digitze
Definition
To Convert linear or analog data into which can be used by the computer
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Document
Definition
A file you create
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DOS
Definition

Acronym for Disk Operating styem

pc

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Ethernet
Definition
A protocall for file transfer and fast communiation  across a network
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Driver
Definition
File that tells the computer how to communicate with a printer(etc)
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Dual Boot
Definition
A computer that can launch  and run a mac and pc ops.
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File extension 
Definition
A three charater  add to a computer file name allowing the ops to recognize the type of file it is
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Force quit
Definition
instructing the os to quit  a non-responsive app with out having to restart a computer
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Fragmentation
Definition
The braking up of a file into many diffrent locations
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Hard drive
Definition
A storge unit made of mulitpul disks  housed in a riged case
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HIERARCHY
Definition
A directory tree of folders within folders 
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Icon
Definition
Graphic symbol 
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Initialize
Definition
to format a disk for use in the computer (records data)
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Memory 

 

1 byte

1 killo

1 mega

1 giga 

1 tera

1 peta

Definition

 the amount of ram stored along with data

8 bits

1024 bytes

1024 killo

1024  mega

1024 gig

1024 tera

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ops
Definition
styem softwear that controls the computer
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Optical disc
Definition
sotrage medium read by lazer
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Partition
Definition
a sub of hard drives surface that is used as a diffrent drive
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Peripheral
Definition
a add on to your computer
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postscript
Definition
a computer language that allows vector based shapes and type to be in a higher rez
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RAM
Definition
random acess memory
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rasteriation
Definition
translating binary data into ink
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Resultion
Definition
The desity of pixels in a square inc
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Rgb
Definition

red green blue  layerd color mode pixels 

 used by all computers

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Rom
Definition

 reads only mem

 

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sever
Definition
 Central computer dedicated to sending and reciving data from other computers
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Softwear
Definition
Cointains  inturctions for the computer
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Start up disk
Definition
The disk containing the softwear
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Styem file
Definition
Alllooowwss the computer to start and run
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Styem folder
Definition
the all important folder that contains the styem file and finder
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