1st 6 Weeks Words

Software that allows a person to complete a specific task such as creating a report, browsing the Internet, editing a multimedia video, or calculating a math problem

• software

• applications

• data

• computer

Another name for a microprocessor

• central processing unit (CPU)

• online apps

• hardware

• software

Machine that follows a set of instructions to change and store data

• computer

• hardware

• software

• peripherals

Words, pictures, and numbers

• input

• output

• hardware

• data

Refers to performing calculations with two digits—0 and 1

• software

• digital

• distribution

• hard drive

Another name for digital communication tools

• digital

• DigiTools

• distribution

• computer

Refers to sharing information with the people who need it

• data

• digital

• DigiTools

• distribution

Most common storage device inside a computer

• hardware

• hard drive

• software

• output

Physical parts of a computer that a person can touch with his or her hands

• hard drive

• hardware

• input

• output

Interacting with a computer using a five-step process; puts data into forms that can be used and understood

• information processing

• microprocessor

• CPU

• online apps