5.02 Key Terms

Connected to main memory, stored data are easily changed, but changes are slow compared to main memory, and used for long-term storage of programs and data.

• ROM (Read Only Memory)

• RAM (Random Access Memory)

• Secondary memory

• Network

A particular computer will have a particular type of processor.

• Motherboard

• Main Memory

• Central Processing Unit

• Processor

Consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs.

• Network

• Application Programs

• Operating System

• CPU

 Components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer

• Central Processing Unit

• Input Device

• Output Device

• Motherboard

Monitor, printer, speakers; any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human-readable form.

• Input Device

• Output Device

• Operating System

• Software

Programs that people use to get their work done

• Network

• Application Programs

• Hardware

• Computer Systems

Used to make a section of main memory read-only.

• ROM

• Main memory

• Computer System

• Secondary Memory

A computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates.

• External System

• Central Processing Unit

• Computer System

• Embedded System

Closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed, holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with.

• Data Holding Unit

• Secondary Memory

• RAM

• Main Memory

 Keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system.

• Software

• Output Devices

• Input Devices

• Computer System