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| Extra copy of a document or program |
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| means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1. |
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| an electronic signal which is either on (1) or off (0). It is the smallest unit of information the computer uses. |
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| a software program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more. |
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| a group of 8 bits, strung together |
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| A cable is of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts. |
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| A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information. |
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| a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer. |
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| a tiny piece of silicon with electronic circuits. The chip is the most important part of the computer. |
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an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output) |
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| CPU (Central Processing Unit) |
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| the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor. |
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| A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go. |
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| To __________ a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk. |
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| a way of sending messages from one computer to another. |
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| a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes. |
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| a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information. |
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| The parts of a computer system that you can touch. |
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| a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder. |
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| millions of computers around the world connected to each other. |
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| a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes. |
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| a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes. |
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| temporary storage space on chips in your computer. |
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| A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line. |
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| the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information. |
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| a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware. |
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| a tiny dot of light on the monitor |
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| the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also know as the CPU (Central Processing Unit). |
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| also called memory, is temporary storage space on chips in your computer. It stands for Random Access Memory |
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| A device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image. |
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| the programs that run on a computer. |
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| the address of a website on the World Wide Web |
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| a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems. |
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| part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more. |
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flash·drive .
Also called flash memory drive, jump drive, pen drive, thumb drive, USB drive . |
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| a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data. |
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