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Computer Science. All Basics. Elaborate. 2022 update

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Central Processing Unit (CPU) - ✔✔Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software Hard Drive - ✔✔Storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid disks with magnetic surfaces. The device is either permanently installed within the computer case or can be portable Motherboard - ✔✔Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located. RAM - ✔✔Random Access Memory - temporary place to store material that works quickly. erased when computer turns off. Volatile. Software - ✔✔Set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task. Wireless Network - ✔✔Any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. Operating System (OS) - ✔✔Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment. Power Supply - ✔✔A device that provides power to a computer. Input - ✔✔device used to insert data into a computer or other device (ex: keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, voice recognition)Output - ✔✔device that projects images, gives sound, and basically gives out the info from the computer so the user can obtain it (ex: monitor, printer, projector, speakers) Binary Code - ✔✔Groupings of 1's and 0's that makes information that a computer can understand. ROM - ✔✔Read Only Memory- Permanent instructions that cannot be changed. It makes the BIOS function. Checks your OS. User Friendly - ✔✔Something anyone can operate Order of bytes from least to greatest - ✔✔bits, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte. Auxiliary Storage Devices - ✔✔ex: network drive, hard drive, flash drive, google drive. operating system software - ✔✔Programs that make the computer work. ex: Windows 8, vista, GUI, Linux. Application Software - ✔✔ex: Word, Excel, Photoshop, WordPerfect... Boot Process - ✔✔starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition. Word - ✔✔use mainly for writing documents Excel - ✔✔used mainly for formulas and organizing data PowerPoint - ✔✔used for presentations GUI - ✔✔graphical user interfaceHardware - ✔✔computer machinery and equipment Web Browser - ✔✔A program that allows a user to view and interact with web pages Network - ✔✔a set of computers which are connected to each other and operate as part of the same system, able to exchange information and messages Client - ✔✔a desktop computer capable of obtaining info and applications Server - ✔✔software capable of accepting requests Dialog Box - ✔✔temporary window an application created to retrieve user inpur Paint - ✔✔to create graphic art Quick launch icon/ pinning and arranging - ✔✔section where user can launch programs Notification Area - ✔✔system tray where time and other applications can be accessed Show Desktop Button - ✔✔minimizes and maximizes all windows Status Bar - ✔✔bottom partition of internet browsers that display state of pag

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