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Getting data into machine example: Keyboard, Mouse, and Scanner. |
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| Holds data needed for processing. Temporary (RAM) & Permanent (ROM) |
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| Makes computer work. All data & instructions pass through it. Communicates with motherboard. Uses switches to represent binary. |
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| Anything that is recognized by people or computers. Example: sounds, videos, print |
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| puts input into the computer. Input. |
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| Scans information, and places them into the computer. |
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| All processing takes places |
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| Holds all the components and transfer data. |
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| Random Access Memory (RAM) |
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| Screen of the computer. What you can see because of the pixels. Output device. |
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| Video resolution & color depth |
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| Number of pixels your desktop can display. How many colors your monitor displays. |
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| Consists if metal platters coated with iron oxide. The head magnetized the particles. The 1’s and 0’s are represented by the poles of the magnetized particles. Hard Disk/Drive. Diskette. |
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| Only thing that computers understand. Base 2 math. Represented by 0’s and 1’s |
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| American Standard Code Information Interchange. How characters (letters & numbers) typed on the keyboard are converted to binary. |
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| A single one or zero. 8 of them make up a byte. |
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| 8 bits, each keyboard character is a combination of eight 1’s and 0’s |
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| Uses lasers to both read and write binary data. CD. DVD |
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Device that connects the computer to the internet. |
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Unit of measure for the speed of your modem. (bites per second) |
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