Vocabulary Word #22

Definition: Output---Data generated by a computer is referred to as output, and devices that produce physical output from the computer. Explanation: Devices such as the monitor, printer and computer speakers are common output device Sentence: I input data in Microsoft Word, the computer processed it, and now using an output device..I am printing it.

Vocabulary Word #21

Definition: input- Whenever you enter data into your computer, it is referred to as input. Explanation: Devices such as the keyboard, mouse, scanner, and even a digital camera are considered input devices. This is because they allow the user to input data into the computer Sentence: Computer Users input data into a computer and the computer processes it, and gives an output. Assignment: continue paper

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition: Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1. Explanation: Computers use the binary system to work with data. All data in the computer is stored in binary code as 1's and 0's (bits). For example, the letter "A" is stored as 01000001. Sentence: "The decimal number 186 is the binary number 10111010." Assignment: ppt

Vocabulary Word 19

Definition: A virus is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems. Explanation: Your computer can get a virus from another computer, through modems, networks or jump drives. You can protect your computer from viruses by using virus protection software, and by only downloading programs from sources you trust. Sentence: "My computer got a virus from the game I downloaded from the Internet." Assignment: PowerPoint

Vocabulary Word #18

Definition: megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes. Explanation: "Mega" means "million." Measuring the number of megabytes tells you how big a file, a hard drive or your memory capacity is, by counting millions of bytes. Sentence: "The Home Page program is 1.6 megabytes." Assignment: research/ppt

Vocabulary Word #17

Definition: Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes. Explanation: "Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes. Sentence: "The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes Assignment: PowerPoint Presentations

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Vocabulary Word #16

Definition: HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages. Explanation: HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page Sentence: "I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page." Assignment: Research