1. Power Point Vocabulary Suarez, Alejandra Per. 6 10/12/13

2. Hardware  Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer and related devices.  I use many types of hardware like the the keyboard, speakers to listen to music, etc.

3. Software  Software is the collection of a computer programs and related DATA that provides the instructions.  I use many types of software like tunes; I use tunes to listen to music that I like.

4. Output  Output is the process of transferring data from internal storage to an external medium.

5. Input  Data to be entered into a computer for processing.  The process of introducing data into the internal storage of a computer.

6. Microprocessor  A Microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains the entire central processing unit of a computer on a single chip.

7. Laser Printer  A high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time.  I use a

8. Hard Drive  A Disk drive containing a hard disk.

9. Download To transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.

10. Cursor  A movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a CRT or other type of display where the next character entered from the keyboard.

11. PDF  A file format that makes it possible to display text and graphics in the same fixed layout on any computer screen.  A document or file in this format.

12. Storage  Storage means memory  I always storage important files in my flash drive

13. Inkjet Printer  A high-speed typing or printing process in which charged droplets of ink issuing from nozzles are directed onto paper under computer control.

14. Flash Drive A very small, portable, solid- state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data. I storage my files or pictures in my flash drive

15. Ram  Temporary memory  Receive new instruction  Larger capacity

16. Integrated Circuit A circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip.

17. Desktop  A desktop is the primary display screen of a graphical user interface.  On my desktop I have a blue background with my data drive and puff's.

18. Applications  Applications are apps that you download for a use of something.  I have many applications like tunes, camera, e-mail,etc.

19. Monitor  A device or arrangement for observing, detecting, or recording the operation of a machine or system, especially an automatic control system.  I use the monitor to se what I’m typing or playing.

20. Compact Disc  Is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set.  I use a compact disk to burn music to listen to it.

21. Electronic  Controlled by computers, or computer products and services.  I use my electronic to play, call, and text.

22. Rom  Permanent memory.  No new instructions are allowed.  Information is used over and over.

23. Embedded Processor  Only processes one set of instructions.  In appliances  Can’t change instructions

24. Document  A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.  To save a document you press File; save as

25. Hyperlink  A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file. 

26. Cpu  Central processing unit  The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.

27. Kilobyte

28. Graphical User Interface  To transfer from a distant to a nearby computer  I downloaded a file that gives me information.

29. Download  To transfer from a distant to a nearby computer  I downloaded a file that gives me information

30. Search Engine  A computer program that searches documents

31. Firewall  An integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. 

32. Resolution

33. Network

34. Bit

35. Megabyte

36. Icon  A picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command

37. Upload  To transfer from a smaller to a larger computer  I have to upload a document from my laptop to my computer

38. Modem  An electronic device that makes possible to transmission of data from a computer via telephone or other communication lines

39. Url  An address that identifies a particular file on the internet  URL: Uniform Resource Locator

40. Browser  A software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display

41. Pixel  The smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.

42. Internet  A vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide  I use the internet to search things

43. Byte  Adjacent bits processed by a computer as a unit.

44. Gigabyte  A measure of storage  I use gigabytes to download applications on my iPod

45. Processing

46. Motherboard  A rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted.

47. Virus  A segment of self- replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.

48. Operating System

49. Database

50. Server