To prepare for the quiz, look up each term below in the Glossary in the back of the Computer Concepts textbook. If the term is not in the glossary, look it up in the Index and then read the indicated pages in the book. If you do this, you will most likely ace the quiz.
computer |
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memory |
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personal computer |
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mainframe |
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supercomputer |
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system unit |
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peripheral device |
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operating system |
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numeric data |
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digital device |
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analog device |
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binary digits |
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Unicode |
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motherboard |
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ALU |
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control unit |
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Gigahertz |
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volatile storage |
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ROM |
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CMOS |
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RAM |
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magnetic storage |
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optical storage |
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data transfer rate |
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disk access time |
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Zip disk capacity |
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RAM compared to hard disk storage |
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hard disk platter |
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examples of solid state storage |
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trackball |
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CRT |
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pixel |
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ink jet printers |
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laser printers |
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