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chapter 2
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Undergraduate 3
01/18/2011

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equitable access
Definition
condition that states reliable access to current and emerging technologies and digital resources with connecttivty for students, teachers..etc, is necessary to effectively distrubute technology for learning
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the computer system works as a team to:

 

Definition

- receive information the user inputs it

-process that information per directions that the user defines

-output the information in a usable format

 

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binary coding system is called
Definition

ASCII (sdk-ee)

uses one and zeros

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three units of the CPU
Definition

-the control unit

-arithmetic logic unit

-memory unit

Term
Types of memeory
Definition

-RAM(random access memory)- 

temporarily holds new data and is available while the computer is on.

-ROM(read only memory)-

permanent internal memory inside the system, stores instructions to installed programs.

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bit
Definition

smallest unit of binary information

1 or 0

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byte
Definition
eight bits make one, which represent a letter of the alphabet
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bytes are measured in 
Definition

-kilobyte K/KB 

-megabyte M/MB million

-gigabyte G/GB billion

-terabyteT/TB trillion

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processor speed is measured in
Definition

-megaherts (MHz)- one million cycles per second

-gigahertz (GHz)- one billion cycles per second

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monitors use what two kinds of technology
Definition

-CRT(cathode ray tube)

-LCD(liquid crystal display)

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how is monitor size measured?
Definition

horzontally

CRT includes the casing

LCD inside the casing

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