Explain the Basic Parts of Computer Vocabulary Flashcards

Can you explain the basic parts of computer vocabulary? These flashcards can help. A computer is an electronic machine that processes information. The information given to the computer is called data. The computer's most fundamental parts include monitoring, CPU (central processing unit), keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer. Read and study these flashcards and get acquainted with the computer and its parts and functions.

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A(n) ____ is an electronic device that contains many microscopic pathways that carry electrical current.
Chip
A common storage device used with computers. 1. (also called a floppy disk) A 5 1/4" flexible disk, made of thin plastic and magnetically coated. It is protected by a jacket that has openings to allow the disk drive to read or write information. 2. (also called a rigid disk) A 3 1/2" floppy disk covered by a hard plastic jacket with a metal slide moved to read or write information.
Diskette
A display screen designed as an output device for a computer and usually composed of a Cathode Ray Tube.
Monitor
A highlighted or bright (sometimes blinking) line or other mark that shows where information is being input; that is, where the next letter or character will appear.
Cursor
Some computer components, such as the ____, are internal and reside inside the system unit.
Processor and memory
To load a file from a diskette or hard drive.
Retrieve file
A modem is a(n) ____.
Communications device that enables computers to communicate via telephone and cable lines or satellite connections
To store a file on diskette or hard drive for future use
Save file
The main component, or "brain," of a computer. It is the chip that performs all of the information processing
Central processing unit (CPU)
The process of displaying, printing, or storing information produced by a computer. 2. The information produced by the computer, as a result of processing, that is sent to devices that display, print, or store it.
Output
To produce a copy of the document onto paper.
Print
All of the following are commonly used output devices except ____.
Keyboard
The physical equipment of a computer, such as the screen/monitor, the keyboard, the Central Processing Unit, and the storage devices.
Hardware
Web pages are accessed and viewed using a software program called a Web ____.
Browser
Most users connect to the Internet in one of two ways: through a(n) ____.
Online service provider (OSP) or an Internet service provider (ISP)