M. Guymon – Pleasant Grove High – Spring 2004 Computer Technology Vocabulary Cards

M. Guymon – Pleasant Grove High – Spring 2004

Computer Technology

Vocabulary Cards

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Data, Hardware, Mouse,Network, Storage

Area of the computer that holds data on a permanent basis when it is not

immediately needed for processing.

Two or more computers and other devices that are connected, for the purpose of

sharing data and programs.

Includes the electronic and mechanical devices that process the data; refers to

the computer as well as peripheral devices.

Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas.

An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by

sliding it along a surface.Mouse

Data

Hardware

Network

Storage

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Input, Keyboard, Memory, Peripheral Devices, System

Unit

Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or

output.

Case that holds the power supply, storage devices, and the circuit boards (including

the motherboard).

Whatever is put into a computer system.

An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the

primary input device to the computer.

Used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities.

Peripheral devices

Keyboard

Input

System unit

Memory

3


Computer, Information, Processing, Software, Sound

Card

A computer program that tells the computer how to perform particular tasks.

A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all

according to a series of stored instructions.

A circuit board that gives the computer the ability to accept audio input, play sound files, and produce audio output through speakers or headphones.

The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers,

sounds, and graphics.

Manipulation of the data in many ways.Processing

Information

Sound Card

Computer

Software

4


Circuits, Gigabyte, RAM, Silicon Chips, Storage Devices

Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them together.

The ability of a storage device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a

beginning location.

The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to

travel.

Approximately 1 billion bytes.

Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off.

Storage devices

Gigabyte

Circuits

RAM

Silicon Chips

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Bit, Boot Process, Kilobyte, Pentium, ROM

Drives can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them.

Each 0 or 1.

Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor.

Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the

time that it becomes ready to accept commands.

Approximately 1,000 bytes.Kilobyte

Boot Process

Pentium

Bit

ROM

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Binary Numbers, Byte, Megabyte, Megahertz, Terabyte

8 bits.

Approximately 1 million bytes.

A measurement used to describe the speedof the system clock.

A method for representingnumbers using only two digits,

0 and 1.

Approximately 1 trillion bytes.

Megahertz

Binary Numbers

Terabyte

Megabyte

Byte

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CPU, Mainframe, Printer, Storage Devices, Work Station

Large expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for

hundreds or thousands of users.

Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper.

Powerful desktop computer designed for specialized tasks.

Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off.

Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the

computer.

Workstation

Storage Devices

Printer

CPU

Mainframe

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Input Devices, Laptop Computer, Microcomputer, Monitor, Output

Devices

A personal computer; designed to meet the computer needs of an individual

A portable, compact computer that can run on an electrical wall outlet or a battery

unit.

Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s

memory.

Display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the

computer into points of colored light on the screen.

Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of

electronic signals for the computer.

Output Devices

Monitor

Input Devices

Laptop Computer

Microcomputer

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Desktop Computer, Handheld, Modem, Server, Supercomputer

A computer that fits into a pocket, runs on batteries, and is used while holding the

unit in your hand.

A computer that has the purpose of supplying its users with data; usually through the use of a LAN (local area

network).

A computer that was the fastest in the world at the time it was constructed.

Device that sends and receives data to and from computers over telephone lines.

Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall outlet

Supercomputer

Modem

Desktop Computer

Server

Handheld

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CD-Rom, Folders, Hard Disk, Platform, Resolution

Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently stored

on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk.

The density of the grid used to display or print text and graphics; the greater the

horizontal and vertical density, the higher the resolution.

The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other

folders.

Underlying hardware and software of the computer system.

Usually mounted inside the computer’s system unit and can store billions of

characters of data.

Folders

Platform

Hard Disk

Resolution

CD-Rom

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Application Software, Floppy disk, Magnetic Storage, Multi-tasking,

Program

Recording of data onto disks or tape by magnetizing particles of an oxide based

surface coating.

Round piece of flexible Mylar plastic covered with a thin layer of magnetic oxide and

sealed inside a protective covering.

Running more than one program at a time or making sure that the instructions and data from one area of memory don’t interfere with memory allocated

for other programs.

Set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task.

Set of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a

problem or carry out a task.

Multi-tasking

Application Software

Program

Floppy disk

Magnetic Storage

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Digital Audio Tape, File, GUI, Operating System, Optical

Storage

A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium.

A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons,

manipulated by a mouse.

Master controller for all activities that take place within a computer; primary purpose is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to

function efficiently.

Means of recording data as light and dark spots on CD or DVD with the use of a low-

power laser light.

Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan technology to write data at high densities across the

tape at an angle.

Operating System

Optical Storage

Digital Audio Tape

GUI

File

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Information, Keyboard, Monitor, ROM, Silicon Chips,

Drives that can read data from disks, but cannot store new data on them.

The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers,

sounds, and graphics.

Display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the

computer into points of colored light on the screen

Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them together.



Monitor

Silicon Chips

Keyboard

Information

ROM

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CD-Rom, Floppy Disk, Mainframe, Output devices,

Storage

Round piece of flexible Mylar plastic covered with a thin layer of magnetic oxide and

sealed inside a protective covering.

Area of the computer that holds data on a permanent basis when it is not

immediately needed for processing.

Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently stored

on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk.

Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s

memory.



CD-Rom

Output devices

Mainframe

Storage

Floppy Disk

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File, Memory, Mouse,Program, Server





network).


output.


moving the mouse along the surface of a desk.

Server

Memory

Mouse

File

Program

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Byte, Computer, OperatingSystem, Printer, Resolution


Master controller for all activities that take place within a computer; primary purpose is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to

function efficiently.



8 bits.

A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all

according to a series of stored instructions.

Resolution

Byte

Computer

Operating System

Printer

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Client, IP Address, LAN,Network, WAN

A unique identifying number assigned to each computer connected to the internet

Interconnected group of computers and peripherals that cover a large

geographical area, such as multiple buildings

Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server



Computer network that is located within a limited geographical area, such as a

school or small business

Client

Network

LAN

WAN

IP Address

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Acceptable Use Policies, Copyright, E-Mail, Ethics, Software Licenses

A legal contract that defines the ways in which you may use a computer program

Used to protect a network and the users on that network and provide guidelines to how a network can and should be used

Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people

A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of a

program

The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a

profession

E-mail

Copyright

Ethics

Acceptable Use Policies

Software Licenses

19


Circuits, Folders, Hard Disk, Input, Sound Card

The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to

travel.


characters of data.

A circuit board that gives the computer the ability to accept audio input, play sound files, and produce audio output through

speakers or headphones.


folders.

Whatever is put into a computer system.

Sound Card

Folders

Input

Hard Disk

Circuits

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CPU, Data, Megahertz,Pentium, Software

Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the

computer.

Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas.

A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock.

Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor.


Megahertz

Pentium

Software

Data

CPU

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Computer Virus, File Virus, Logic Bomb, Time Bomb, Trojan Horse

Virus that attaches to an application program

Watches for a specific set of input to activate the virus

Computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing

something else

Watches for the PC clock to reach a certain date to activate the virus

Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and/or

spreads to other files

Trojan Horse

Time Bomb

Computer Virus

Logic Bomb

File Virus

22


Boot Sector Virus, E-Mail,LAN, Macro Virus, Worm


A virus that affects a miniature program that usually contains legitimate

instructions to automate a document or task

Computer network that is located within a limited geographical area, such as a

school or small business

Software program designed to enter a computer system usually through a

network, through security holes and then replicate itself

Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is turned on

LAN

Worm

Boot Sector Virus

Macro Virus

E-mail

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Application Software, Gigabyte, GUI, Hardware, Modem


Approximately 1 billion bytes.



A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons,

manipulated by a mouse.

Set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task.

Hardware

GUI

Application Software

Gigabyte

Modem

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Bit, Copyright, Laptop Computer, RAM, System Unit

A portable, compact computer that can run on an electrical wall outlet or a battery

unit.


program

Each 0 or 1.


the motherboard).


beginning location.

Bit

System Unit

RAM

Copyright

Laptop Computer

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Kilobyte, Magnetic Storage, Peripheral Devices, Time Bomb, Workstation

Used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities.


Powerful desktop computer designed for specialized tasks.

Approximately 1,000 bytes.


surface coating.

Workstation

Kilobyte

Magnetic Storage

Time Bomb

Peripheral Devices

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Computer Virus, Optical Storage, Processing, Terabyte,

WAN



Means of recording data as light and dark spots on CD or DVD with the use of a low-

power laser light.

Interconnected group of computers and peripherals that cover a large

geographical area, such as multiple buildings

Manipulation of the data in many ways.

Approximately 1 trillion bytes.

WAN

Processing

Terabyte

Optical Storage

Computer Virus

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Boot Sector Virus, Handheld, Input Devices, IP Address, Software Licenses

Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of

electronic signals for the computer.



A computer that fits into a pocket, runs on batteries, and is used while holding the

unit in your hand.

Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is turned on

IP Address

Handheld

Boot Sector Virus

Software Licenses

Input Devices

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Binary Numbers, Boot Process, Client, File Virus, Logic Bomb

A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1.

Virus that attaches to an application program




Watches for a specific set of input to activate the virus

Client

Boot Process

Logic Bomb

File Virus

Binary Numbers

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Desktop Computer, Digital Audio Tape, Ethics, Macro Virus, Megabyte


profession

Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall outlet

A virus that affects a miniature program that usually contains legitimate

instructions to automate a document or task

Approximately 1 million bytes.

Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan technology to write data at high densities across the

tape at an angle.

Macro Virus

Megabyte

Digital Audio Tape

Desktop Computer

Ethics

30


Acceptable Use Policies, Magnetic Storage, Microcomputer, Platform,

Worm


surface coating.





A personal computer; designed to meet the computer needs of an individual

Worm


Microcomputer

Platform

Magnetic Storage

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Ethics, Hardware, Mainframe, Supercomputer, Trojan Horse




profession




something else

A computer that was the fastest in the world at the time it was constructed.

Trojan Horse

Supercomputer

Ethics

Mainframe

Hardware

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Computer Virus, File, Printer, ROM, Software







Software

File

ROM

Printer

Computer Virus

33


Acceptable Use Policies, Binary Numbers, Keyboard, Program,

Worm


A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1.







Keyboard

Program

Binary Numbers


Worm

34


Folders, Hard Disk, Network, ROM, Trojan Horse


folders.


something else


characters of data.




Network

ROM

Trojan Horse

Folders

Hard Disk

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E-Mail, IP Address, Memory, Modem, Server




output.



network).

Modem

Server

E-Mail

IP Address

Memory

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Client, Copyrights, Mouse, RAM, Time Bomb


beginning location.




program


moving the mouse along the surface of a desk.

Copyrights

Mouse

Time Bomb

RAM

Client

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Boot Process, Platform, Resolution, Software License, System Unit


the motherboard).







Platform

Boot Process

Software License

System Unit

Resolution

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M. Guymon – Pleasant Grove High – Spring 2004 Computer Technology Vocabulary Cards