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Computer Terminology
Computer Terminolgy
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Computer Networking
8th Grade
12/13/2011

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Binary
Definition
A whole composed of two. The system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1[image]
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Bit
Definition
the smallest unit of information the computer uses[image]
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Byte
Definition
A byte is a group of 8 bits, strung together[image]
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CPU
Definition

the chip which is the brains of the compuer 

(Central Processing Unit) 

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Hard Drive
Definition

metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information

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RAM
Definition

Is temporary storage space on chips in your computer (Random Access Memory)

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Kilobyte (KB)
Definition

a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes

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Megabyte (MB)
Definition
a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes
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Gigabyte (GB)
Definition
a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes
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Terabyte (TB)
Definition
IS digital information1 terabyte is 1000000000000bytes
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Memory
Definition

temporary storage space on chips in your computer

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HTML
Definition

the set of codes used to make Web pages

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Icon
Definition

a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file, or folder

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USB
Definition

a power supply between computers and electronic devices

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Hardware
Definition

parts of the computer that you can touch

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Software
Definition

the programs that run on a computer

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