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Computer Science
10th Grade
09/13/2007

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Term
Optical disk:
Definition
portable storage medium that consists of a flat round portable disk made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser
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CD-ROM:
Definition
a type of disk you can read but not write on
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CD-R:
Definition
a disk you can write on (text, images, audio)
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CD-RW
Definition
a disk you can write on multiple times
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DVD-ROM:
Definition
high memory optical disk that is used mainly to contain video
Formats include DVD-ROM+R, Blu-ray, DVD-RW etc.
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Tape:
Definition
magnetically coated ribbon capable of storing large amounts of data
Term
Flash memory cards:
Definition
solid state media,(made entirely of chips)
Term
USB flash drive:
Definition
storage plug in
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Smart card:
Definition
like a credit card, stores data on a thin microprocessor
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Computer software:
Definition
key to productive use of computers
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System software:
Definition
consists programs that controls the computer
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Operating system:
Definition
tells the computer how to perform
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