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| an environment supported by the underlying operating system of the computer. Applications cannot be run without an appropriate OS |
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| (Accelerated Graphics Port) Cards designed to bypass the PCI bus and attain direct access to the main memory of the computer |
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| American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Associated with an english character. Each letter of the english alphabet is assigned a corresponding number from 0 to 127. |
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| "switches" represent either an "on" state or an "off" state |
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| Binary digit. Quantities of bits are designated by a lowercase "b" |
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| A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one location within a computer to another.It is the physical route data traverses along a motherboard. |
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| A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one location within a computer to another. It is the physical route data traverses along a motherboard. |
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| Units of which are designated with an uppercase "B" |
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| A group of integrated circuits on the motherboard that performs one or more functions |
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| The rate at which a CPU can execute the instructions it receives |
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| A programmable device able to store and respond to a set of instructions for processing data, |
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| (Central Processing Unit)The brain of the computer interprets and executes the instructions of a command or program |
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| is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into a computer to contribute additional utility |
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| a collection of data or information generated within an application and saved under a filename |
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| used to recieve the transmission of data from sources external to the machine |
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| (Industry Standard Architecture) an older standard that occupied a black slot connecter on the motherboard. |
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| is a large computer that is capable of supporting hundreds to thousands of users simultaneously |
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| originally served as a so_called "dummy" terminal for mainframe computers. They offered obervation and accesibility to the system in play but provided no services of discrete functioning. |
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| is capable of supporting hundreds of users at the same time. In essence a minicomputer is a smaller version of a mainframe computer |
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| The main circuit board of a PC. It contains the circuitry to synchronize the components such as the central processing unit, keyboard, and monitor |
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| Grouping of four total bits |
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| (Operating System) the most definitive program on a computer. Operating systems officiate fundamental tasks, such as recognizing keyboardinput, transmitting images for ultimate display, and keeping record of files and allocations on the hard disk |
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| Utalized for display of the information the computer processes such as monitors and printers |
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| enlists multiple wires, enabling the transmission of more than one bit at a given time.Dependant on the number of wires forming the connection, the transmission of a simultaneous byte or even multiple bytes is made possible. |
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| (Peripheral Component Interconnect) cards that support 32-bit organizations and interface through a white slot on the motherboard |
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| a self-contained computing device offering all necessary input,output, and display device utilities to a single end-user. |
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| (Read Access Memory) a type of computer memory tat can be accessed randomly as necessary |
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| (Read Only Memory) a type of computer memory containing prerecorded data |
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| uses a single wire to transmit data individually by bit |
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| a large machine that can perform an extramely high number of instructions per second. |
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| an indicator of the maximum quantity of data it can communicate at one time |
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| is used to identify these longer strings of bits. For example 2 bytes constitute a 16-bit word;4 bytes, a 32 |
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| A powerfull single-user computer |
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| who started using punched cards to program weaving looms |
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| who started working on the difference engine |
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| which machine by charles babage used steam |
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| how long did it take the census to record data in 1880 |
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| The tabulating machine company was the for runner of what |
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| what was considered to be one of the first digital computers ` |
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| which computer was noted for the first bug |
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| The Havard Mark II. A moth was removed beaten to death in one of the relays |
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| What was most likely the worst computer bug in history related to |
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| The failed Mariner I space probe of 1962 |
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| What was considered the first general purpose electronic computer |
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| What was the first computer for commercial release delivered to the census bureau |
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| When was the first transistor use in computers |
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| Who created a phse-shift oscillator |
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| what was the first general purpose microprocessor |
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| what year did paul allen and bill gates found microsoft |
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| what was the first consumer priced PC |
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| when did steve jobs and steve wozniak create the apple company |
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| who created the first killer app for computers |
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| What was the first PC to manufactur aa gross income of 1 billion |
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