Key words (charles babbage lesson)

Key words (charles babbage lesson)

1. computer

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

2. peripheral

   • (of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it
   • relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something

3. input

   • a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system
   • a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system

4. process

   • a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end
   • a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court

5. output

   • a place where power or information leaves a system
   • the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry
   • what comes out of something you do

6. storage device

   • a piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored

7. hardware

   • tools, machinery, and other durable equipment
   • the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system
   • something connected to the computer that you can touch ; a mouse or a keyboard

8. software

   • the programs and other operating information used by a computer
   • something connected to the computer that you cant touch ; google or a powerpoint presentation