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Computer hardware vocab
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Computer Science
8th Grade
08/29/2016

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Input Devices

 

Definition

an Input Device is a peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer

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Output Device


Definition

 a part of a computer that the computer sends Data  and control signals to create a sound, or picture

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Keyboard

Definition

a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

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Mouce

Definition
a computer pointing device that uses a light-emitting diode ( LED ), an optical sensor, and digital signal processing ( DSP ) in place of the traditional ball and electromechanical transducer.
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Monitor

Definition

A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer, , video camera, or other video generating device.

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Speaker

Definition

A device that converts analog audio signals into the equivalent air vibrations in order to make audible sound.

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Mother Board

Definition
a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
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Central Processing unit

Definition
the brain of your computer. It handles all the commands you give your computer
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Power Supply

Definition

 A system that converts AC current from the wall outlet into the DC currents required by electronic circuits.

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RAM, Random Access Memory

Definition
Temporary Storage
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GPU Graphics Processing unit

Definition

Renders images To send to the CPU to send to the display

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Computer case
Definition
Houses all the componits to the computer
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Operating System
Definition
The software that allows you to interact with the computer and open files
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Hard Drive
Definition
Permanant file storage
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