computer key words

computer key words

1. A computer

   • An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.

2. A peripheral

   • A device able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it.

3. Input

   • The information put into a computer.

4. Output

   • A piece where power or information leaves a system.

5. process

   • A systematic series of mechanized or chemical operations that are performed in order to produce something. an instance of a program being executed in a multitasking operating system

6. Storage devices

   • A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.

7. Hardware

   • The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system. Objects you can physically touch.

8. Software

   • The programs and other operating information used by a computer. Object you cannot touch.