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Basics 2018
Basic Operations & Concepts Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Random Access Memory | Data storage that can be accessed randomly at any time, allowing quick access and manipulation |
| Read Only Memory | Data storage that is firm or hardwired and cannot be easily altered or reprogrammed |
| Productivity Programs | Applications dedicated to helping users accomplish specific jobs, like creating documents, presentations, charts & graphs, etc. |
| Educational Programs | Applications whose primary purpose is teaching or self-learning |
| Communication programs | Applications designed to pass information for one system to another |
| Entertainment Programs | Software used for amusement, leisure, or as a diversion |
| bit | the smallest unit of data in a computer |
| byte | a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit |
| binary | a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values, 0 and 1 |
| Computer Functions | Input, Processing, Output, Storage (IPOS) |
| Computer Input | The data a computer accepts (n); accepting the data a computer will process (v) |
| Input Devices | Devices that facilitate computer input |
| Central Processing Unit | The brain of the computer |
| Computer Processing | Changing computer data (input) into meaningful information |
| Computer Program | Instructions that a computer can understand and process |
| Computer Software | Specialized programs designed with a user interface that allows the user to interact with the program & computer |
| User Interface | The parts of a computer and its software that allow the user to interact with the machine and its program |
| Operating System | A collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs |
| Computer Output | The information produced during computer processing (n); data that has been changed into meaningful information |
| Output Devices | Devices that facilitate computer output |
| Computer Storage | The media and methods used to keep computer information available for later use |
| Storage Devices | Hardware used for storing processed computer data and computer information externally |
| Hardware | The peripheral devices or computer equipment that the user can see and feel |
| Optical Disc (or Disk) | an electronic data storage medium that can be written to and read from using a low-powered laser beam (transmitted from a laser head mounted on an optical disk drive) |
| Flash Drive | a portable storage device, often the size of a human thumb, that connects to a computer via a USB (universal serial bus) port |
| Network Storage | File-level storage on a server connected to a computer network that provides data access to a group of clients who share information and resources across devices |
| Cloud Services | Storage of data in online, or virtual, space that is generally hosted by third parties (like Microsoft for Office 365 cloud storage) |
| RAM (stands for) | Random Access Memory |
| ROM (stands for) | Read Only Memory |
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