Computer Terms 1

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hardware

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Tangible parts of the computer that we can see and touch, such as the desktop, monitor, mouse  printer and the internal circuitry that makes the computer work.

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Input Device

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Hardware that allows us to enter data into the  computer, examples, keyboard, microphone, mouse

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Output device

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Hardware that takes input and processing and presents it to the user, such as a printer, monitor

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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“Brain of the computer” – Processes all of the logic and instructions that tells the computer what to do

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Motherboard

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main board that is in a computer where all of the other components reside, such as the CPU, RAM and ROM

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RAM

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This type of memory is volatile, means that when the computer is turned off, the contents is erased.  ALL programs when executed, get loaded here, example is the operating system and all applications when in use.