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Abacus

The first portable calculator. It was invented centuries before the modern
calculator.

BASIC

BASIC was an early programming language that is still among the simplest
and most popular of programming languages. BASIC stands for "Beginner's
All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code."

Hardware

An English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and

mechanical engineer. Considered the "Father of the computer".
In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers,
telecommunications, and other devices.

Input

what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system

Intel 4004

is a 4-bit central processing unit (CPU) released by Intel Corporation in 1971.

Microprocessor

Networking

A microprocessor is a computer processor on a microchip.

In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes
interconnected by communication paths.
In information technology, networking is the construction, design, and use
of a network.

Output

the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry

Parking Lot Question

a question that is off topic yet important, thus answered at the end of the meeting/discussion

Processing

perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or p

Charles Babbage

Network

Software

RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computer where the

operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept
so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor.
ROM is "built-in" computer memory containing data that normally can
only be read, not written to.
Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to
operate computers and related devices.

Storage
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Ergomomics
Virus

In a computer, storage is the place where data is held in an

electromagnetic or optical form for access by a computer processor.
a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, tha
The Privacy Act is Canadian federal legislation that came into effect on July 1, 1983. The act se
the study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too sma

RAM
ROM

ration in 1971.

e end of the meeting/discussion/class.

mething) in order to change or preserve it

an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style

ffect on July 1, 1983. The act sets out rules for how institutions of the federal government must deal with personal information of individu

cule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host

h personal information of individuals.

ving cells of a host