Subject Vocab 1.1

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mainframe computer

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a large, powerful computer that can do a lot of complicated jobs quickly and can be used by a lot of people at the same time

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microprocessor

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the device that controls what a computer does: it takes data as input, does something with it and provides output

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portable

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easy to carry or move

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embedded computing

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computing hardware that is fixed into position and carries out a specialist task

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physical computing

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interactive systems that can sense and respond to the world around them

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accessibility

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a measure of how easy something is to use, especially by people by disabilities

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all-in-one computer

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the computer that combines the monitor with the PC hardware