Key Words

Key Words

1. Computer:

   • An electronic device use for storing and processing data.

2. Peripheral:

   • An input and output device used to put information or get information from it.

3. Input:

   • What is put in, taken in or operated on by a system or any process.

4. Process:

   • A series of actions or steps taken in order to complete or achieve a perticular end.

5. Output:

   • The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry.

6. Storage Device:

   • A piece of computer equipment which can be used to store information.

7. Hardware:

   • Computer hardware includes components of a computer, e.g. central processing unit, monitor, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, speakers and motherboard. By contrast, software is instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.

8. Software:

   • A collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer what to do.

9. Braille Keyboard:

   • A keyboard with dots on the keys to help blind people identify the letter and type.

10. Sip and Puff:

    • It is technology to send signals to a device using air pressure, like inhaling and exhaling into a pipe.

11. Motion Sensor:

    • A sensor that sends signals to a device when it senses movement, e.g. it detects a person in front of a door, so it sends a signal to the technology that controls the door, and it opens, the same way that it closes, as the motion sensor detects you away from the door, so the door closes

12. Foot mouse:

    • It is technology that acts like a mouse that you use with your feet, and it is normally used when someone cant use their hands.