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How Computers Work
How Computers Work
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9th Grade
09/02/2010

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Hardware
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The physical, tangible parts of a computr (keyboard, moniter, disks, wires, chips, etc.)
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Software
Definition
Programs and data
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DVD
Definition
A DVD is the same size as a CD, but can store more information.
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Random Access Memory
Definition
RAM and Main Memory are interchangeable.
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Memory
Definition
Main memory is volatile-stored information is lost if the electric poweris removed.
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Monitor
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A usually electronic device used to record, regulatel, or control a process or system.
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Floppy disk
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A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used primarily by computers to store data magnetically.
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Central Processing Unit(CPU)
Definition
THe part of a computer that interprets and carries out instructions proveded by the software.
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Printer
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A device that prints text or graphics on paper.
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