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Computer Term Database |
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Term |
Definition |
Rank |
Example |
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Application Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do. |
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Educational Software |
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Disk Drives |
Stores information magnetically. Requires a type of media such as a tape or disk. |
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CD-ROM, Hard Drive |
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Hardware |
Part of the computer system that is metal, plastic, and silicon, that use electricity |
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The plastic used to create the computer |
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Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
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http://nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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HTML |
hypertext markup language |
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My html is nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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Input Device |
What is used to get information in to computer |
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Keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital camera |
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Input/output device |
These are the devices that can perform both input and output |
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disk drive |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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American on line |
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Modem |
a communication device that lets you communicate with other computers |
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A cable modem |
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Operating System |
acts as a visible interface between the user and the computer |
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MS-DOS, Windows, Unix |
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Output Device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
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printers, monitor |
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Rubric |
chart of criteria |
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rating 1-5 |
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System Software |
Software that makes the computer system performs its most basic operations. |
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Starting up and reading disks |
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Web Site |
special kind of publication of information on the web |
14 |
nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet. |
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Rubric |
chart of criteria |
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rating 1-5 |
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Modem |
a communication device that lets you communicate with other computers |
2 |
A cable modem |
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System Software |
Software that makes the computer system performs its most basic operations. |
3 |
Starting up and reading disks |
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Application Software |
Programs that are written to do tasks that humans want to do. |
4 |
Educational Software |
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Home Page |
The first page of a web site |
5 |
http://nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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HTML |
hypertext markup language |
6 |
My html is nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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Input/output device |
These are the devices that can perform both input and output |
7 |
disk drive |
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Disk Drives |
Stores information magnetically. Requires a type of media such as a tape or disk. |
8 |
CD-ROM, Hard Drive |
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Output Device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
9 |
printers, monitor |
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World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the internet. |
10 |
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Operating System |
acts as a visible interface between the user and the computer |
11 |
MS-DOS, Windows, Unix |
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Input Device |
What is used to get information in to computer |
12 |
Keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital camera |
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Hardware |
Part of the computer system that is metal, plastic, and silicon, that use electricity |
13 |
The plastic used to create the computer |
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Web Site |
special kind of publication of information on the web |
14 |
nicolewhitley.tripod.com |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
15 |
American on line |