Computer+Definitions+HD


 * Play games on Word Dynamo to review the terms. Introduction to Computer Terms**


 * Know the following terms:**

//** Input- **//to enter (data) into a computer for processing.

//** Output- **//to transfer (information) from internal storage to an external medium.

//** Process- **//to perform a series of operations on a set of data. For example, your computer's CPU processes information sent to it by various programs.

//** Storage Device- **//a device used to store (keep or hold) digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.

//** Hardware- **//a disk drive that stores data

//** Software- **//software consists of lines of code written by computer programmers

//** monitor (output device)- **//a device that displays signals on a computer screen.

//** keyboard (input device)- **//a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modeled after the typewriter keyboard.

//** printer (output device)- **//peripheral which produces a hard copy (permanent readable text and/or graphics)

//** scanner (input device)- **//an input device that scans documents such as photographs and pages of text

//** mouse (input device)- **//one of the important input devices used with today's computers

//** speakers (output device)- **//output devices for sound

//** camera (input device) -**//device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, movie film, or video signals.

//** program- **//executable software that runs on a computer.

//** script- **//a list of commands that are executed by a certain program or scripting engine. Scripts may be used to automate processes on a local computer or to generate Web pages on the Web.

//** application program- **//a software program that runs on your computer. Web browsers, e-mail programs, word processors, games, and utilities are all applications.

//** operating system software (Apple mac OS, Windows)- **//a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.

//** applications- **//Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks, such as word processing or drawing.

//** boot- **//to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system

//** CPU (Central Processing **//

//** Unit)- **//central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.

//** hard drive- **// a disk drive containing a hard disk.

//** RAM (Random Access Memory)- **//random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium ... As a storage medium

//** ROM (Read Only Memory)- **//computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, ge

nerally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.