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    1. Secondary memory has the largest capacity and is used for long-term storage, while main memory is also known as RAM and can hold both programs and data. 2. The processor chip does most of the computing work inside the systems unit, which contains most of the computer's electronics. 3. A network interface card allows computers to be connected into a network to exchange programs and data.

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    1. Secondary memory has the largest capacity and is used for long-term storage, while main memory is also known as RAM and can hold both programs and data. 2. The processor chip does most of the computing work inside the systems unit, which contains most of the computer's electronics. 3. A network interface card allows computers to be connected into a network to exchange programs and data.

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    HARDWARE and SOFTWARE 1. What type of memory has the largest capacity? - secondary memory 2.

    What is the name for starting up the operating system? - Booting 3. What type of memory is used for long-term storage? - Secondary Memory (hard disk) 4. What is another common name for main memory? - RAM (random access memory) 5. What is ROM? - Read-only memory, used to permanently keep special programs and data. 6. What is an address in a web page that points to another web page? - A hyperlink 7. What is a protocol? - A set of rules about how computers represent and transmit data over a network. 8. What is the name for the electronics that controls an I/O device? - device controller 9. What is Software? - Data and computer programs (intangible parts) 10. When a network consists of geographically distant computers it is a.... - Wide Area Network (WAN) 11. What computer system component does most of the computing? - The processor chip 12. What type of memory is most closely connected to the processor? - Main Memory 13. What category of memory is faster, main memory or secondary memory? - Main Memory 14. What is the Systems Unit? - The rectangular box that holds most of a computer's electronics. 15. What is Hardware? - The tangible, physical parts of a computer system (electronic and mechanical parts) 16. What is the name for a computer system that is permanently part of a larger device? - Embedded System 17. Can both programs and data be kept in main memory? - Yes 18. What is formed when two or more computers are connected so that they can exchange programs and data? - A network 19. What piece of hardware is used to connect computers into a network? - Network Interface Card 20. An Input Device sends data _________ the system.

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    - Into What is HTML? - Hypertext Markup Language What is a URL - Uniform Resource Locator --- the address of a web page What is a CPU - Central Processing Unit --- another name for the processor. What is a small electronic device containing many transistors? - integrated circuit (a processor or memory chip) What is I/O - Input and Output What are the two categories of programs? - Systems Programs and Application Programs. What program coordinates the hardware and software components of a computer system? - Operating System What is the computer that provides shared resources to a computer network? - Server When a network consists of computers that are geographically close together it is a.....? - Local Area Network (LAN) What is the network that consists of many other networks connected together? - The Internet

    The major hardware components of a computer system are:


    Processor Main memory Secondary memory Input devices Output devices

    You probably have a computer in front of you. The processor, main memory, and secondary memory devices are inside the systems unit. This is the metal box that is sometimes called "the computer." The monitor (the TV-like screen) is an output device.

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