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- 1ComputerAn electronic machine that processes data.
- 2Personal computerGeneral purpose computer
- 3Mainframe computersLarge, expensive computers that can support many users at the same time
- 4SupercomputersNeeded when vast numbers of calculations are carried out
- 5Computer systemCollection of items working together and controlled by a computer.
- 6Dedicated computersComputers designed for a particular situation
- 7Embedded systemsComputer systems which work inside to control the modern technology its in
- 8HardwareAll the equipment that you can see and touch
- 9Central processing unitSet of electronic circuits that control the computer by running programs
- 10Control unitRuns the programs and directs operations
- 11Volatile memoryMemory thats only there when the powers on
- 12MotherboardsAll of the electronic components in a computer attached to a plastic card
- 13Involatile memoryMemory that stays even when the powers off
- 14Sound cardSpecial set of circuits that produce sound signals
- 15Video cardSet of circuits which produce the electronic signals that make the image on the screen
- 16ROMRead-only memory
Contains basic instructions to get the computer started at boot up (involatile) - 17RAMRandom Access Memory
Stores data - 18BufferData queued up in RAM waiting to be processed
- 19Input devicesNeeded to put data into the computer
- 20SensorsDetect events in the real world and produce electrical signals.
- 21AnalogueVaries continuously
- 22Output devicesComputers exist to produce this
- 23PlotterUsed for large drawings and plans
- 24ActuatorsDevices that switch circuits on and off
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