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CPU (Central Processing Unit)
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| A part of the pc that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output and as such. |
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A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system. |
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| Any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information |
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| The most basic unit of info in computing and digital communications |
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| A character set refers to the composite number of different characters that are being used and supported by a computer software and hardware |
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| A network covering a small geographical area on a single site, normally wired by are wired with UTP cable, fiber optic or wireless using Wi-Fi |
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ALU
(Arithmetic logic unit) |
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| Performs calculations and logical decisions |
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RAM
(Random-Access-Memory) |
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| A form of computer memory that can be read and changed into any order, used normally to store data and machine coding |
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| A plastic disc that can contain data such as films, texts, videos etc |
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| A unit of info that normally contains 8 bits |
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| a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or can transmit in between computers |
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| A network covering a large geographical area on a single sight, normally connected by telephone lines, fiber optics cables or satellite links |
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| A small amount of very fast memory stored inside the CPU |
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| a type of non-volatile memory used in devices such as phones, PCs etc. |
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| a type of non-volatile computer storage that stores and retrieves digital information using only electronic circuits, without any moving computer parts |
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| Another unit of info normally containing 1 million bytes |
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| a universal character encoding standard. It defines the way individual characters are represented in text files, web pages, and other types of documents |
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| A network device like a Wi-Fi box connected to your PC |
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