Unit 3 Vocabulary, BusCompSci

Unit 3 Vocabulary

Business and Computer Science

Computer memory

• Temporary storage

• Internal storage

• That means it's in the computer

Data Storage

• Place or process to store data

RAM

• short for Random Access Memory

• Faster to read and write

• That means it's the quicker way to access on a computer.

ROM

• short for Read Only Memory

• computer hardware that stores programs or data

• data can't be modified, deleted, or added to

Multiple Choice

The quicker memory is ROM

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

ROM does not all you to modify or delete the data

• True

• False

Operating System

• Supports a computer's basic functions

• Basically it "operates" the computer

• Windows is an example of an operating system.

Multiple Choice

An example of operating system is

• Windows

• Scratch

Software Application

• Software that performs a useful operation

• Microsoft PowerPoint is an example.

• Google Slides is also an example.

Multiple Choice

Windows is an example of operating system. In other words it tells the computer what to do.

• True

• False

Internet

• Global network connecting millions of computers

Cloud

• Also called cloud storage or cloud computing

• Items are stored "in the cloud" meaning over the internet

• You do not save stuff to your computer

• This helps you to access items from many locations

Artificial Intelligence

• Science of designing & programming computer systems to do human-like  thinking

• So basically it's a system than can "think" like a human being

Biometrics

• Computer systems that are able to acknowledge people based on traits

• Computers that can identify a person through an eye scan

Multiple Choice

An example of cloud computer (think about how you can access your documents)

• Google Docs

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• All of these