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Basic Computers

Published on Jan 14, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARITHMETIC/LOGIC UNIT (ALU)

A UNIT IN A COMPUTER THAT CARRIES OUT ARITHMETIC AND LOGICAL OPERATIONS.
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CENTRAL PROCCESSING UNIT

THE PART OF A COMPUTER IN WHICH OPERATIONS ARE CONTROLLED AND EXECUTED.
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CIRCUIT BOARD

A THIN RIGID BOARD CONTAINING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; A PRINTED CIRCUIT.
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COMPUTER

A COMPUTER IS A GENERAL PURPOSE DEVICE THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO CARRY OUT A SET OF ARITHMETIC OR LOGICAL OPERATIONS AUTOMATICALLY.
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CONTROL UNIT

THE PART OF A CPU THAT INTERPRETS THE INSTRUCTIONS IN PROGRAMS AND DIRECTS THE OPERATION OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

DATA HARD DISK

A DISK OF RIGID MAGNETIZABLE MATERIAL THAT IS USED TO STORE DATA FOR COMPUTERS: IT IS PERMANENTLY MOUNTED IN ITS DISK DRIVE AND USUALLY HAS A STORAGE CAPACITY OF A FEW GIGABYTES
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HARDWARE

THE MACHINES, WIRING, AND OTHER PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.

INFORMATION

KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU GET ABOUT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING : FACTS OR DETAILS ABOUT A SUBJECT
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MEMORY

THE ABILITY OF THE MIND TO STORE AND RECALL PAST SENSATIONS, THOUGHTS, KNOWLEDGE,
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MOBILE DEVICE

A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE SUCH AS A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET COMPUTER.

MOTHER BOARD

A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER OR OTHER DEVICE, WITH CONNECTORS INTO WHICH OTHER CIRCUIT BOARDS CAN BE SLOTTED.
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NOTEBOOK COMPUTER

A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER IS A BATTERY- OR AC-POWERED PERSONAL COMPUTER GENERALLY SMALLER THAN A BRIEFCASE THAT CAN EASILY BE TRANSPORTED
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RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)

A RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE ALLOWS DATA ITEMS TO BE READ AND WRITTEN IN ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME REGARDLESS OF THE ORDER IN WHICH DATA ITEMS ARE ACCESSED

READ ONLY MEMORY

DATA STORED IN ROM CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED SLOWLY, WITH DIFFICULTY, OR NOT AT ALL, SO IT IS MAINLY USED TO DISTRIBUTE
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SERVER

A COMPUTER OR COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT MANAGES ACCESS TO A CENTRALIZED RESOURCE OR SERVICE IN A NETWORK.
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SOFTWARE

THE PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPERATING INFORMATION USED BY A COMPUTER.

SUPERCOMPUTER

A PARTICULARLY POWERFUL MAINFRAME COMPUTER.

TABLET PC

A TABLET IS A WIRELESS, PORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE. THE TABLET FORM FACTOR IS TYPICALLY SMALLER THAN A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER BUT LARGER THAN A SMARTPHONE.
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USB FLASH DRIVE

AN EXTERNAL FLASH DRIVE, SMALL ENOUGH TO CARRY ON A KEY RING, THAT CAN BE USED WITH ANY COMPUTER THAT HAS A USB PORT.
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