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| How is a computer defined? |
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| Electronic device operating under the control instructions stored in its own memory |
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| What does a computer accept? |
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| data (raw facts, figures, and symbols |
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| What does a computer process? |
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| information (data that is organized , meaningful, and useful |
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| A computer produces and _____ _____. |
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| What is the information processing cycle? |
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| input, process, output, storage, communication |
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| hardware used to enter data and instructions |
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| What is an output device? |
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| hardware that conveys information to one or more people |
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| case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are used to process data |
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| What are two main components on the motherboard? |
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| what's another name for a processor? |
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| CPU- (central processing unit) |
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| What is the CPU (central processing unit)? |
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| The electronic computer the interprets and carried out the basic instructions that operate the computer |
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| What does the memory consist of? |
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| consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions |
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