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| set of programs on a computer that helps a user carry out tasks such as word processing, sending email, balancing a budget, playing games |
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| science that attempts to produce computers that display the same type of reasoning and intelligence as humans |
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| digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains 0 or 1 |
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| language computers use to process info., consisting of 0 and 1 |
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| eight binary digits ( or bits ) |
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| central processing unit (CPU) |
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| part of the system unit of a computer that is responsible for data processing (or the "brains"); it is the largest and most important chip. It controls all the functions performed by the computer's other components and processes all the commands issued to it by software instructions. |
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| data processing device that gathers, processes, outputs, and stores data and information |
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| processes by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigated to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious |
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| specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as your car. these are self-contained computer devices that have their own programming and typically do not receive input from you, nor do they interact with other systems |
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| part of the computer you can physically touch |
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| data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion |
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| hardware device used to enter, or input, data (text, images, and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Include keyboard, mice, scanners, microphones, digital cameras |
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| steps and tasks the computer needs to process data into usable information |
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| large, expensive computers that support hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously |
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| component inside system unit that helps process data into information; memory chips hold instructions or data that CPU processes |
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| special circuit board on system that contains the CPU, RAM, and slots available for expansion cards. Largest printed circuit board; alll of other boards connect to it to receive power and to communicate |
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| study of molecules and nanostructures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers (1 billionth of a meter) |
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| science revolving around the use of nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale |
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| system software that controls the way in which a computer system functions, including the management of hardware, peripherals, and software |
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| a device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in form of text, pictures, sounds, or video |
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| computer-controlled mannequin simulating human body functions and reactions used by doctors and nurses |
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| combination of a computer's operating system and processor. two most common types are the PC and the Apple Macintosh |
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| manipulating data into information |
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| computer that provides resources to other computers on a network |
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| set of computer programs or instructions that tells computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks |
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| hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, CD drives |
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| specially designed computers that can perform complex calculations extremely rapidly. used in situations in which complex models requiring intensive mathematical calculations are needed (weather forecasting or atomic energy research) |
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| set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; incldues the OS and utility programs |
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| metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of computer together, including computer's processor, memory, and circuit boards that help it function |
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