IT Fundamentals Unit 1 Vocabulary

IT Fundamentals Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

CPU

Central Processing Unit, the brain of the computer.

Monitor

A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer.

Mouse

A handheld input device used to move a cursor on a computer screen.

USB Cable

A cable used to connect devices to a computer for data transfer and power.

Ethernet Cable

A cable used to connect devices to a network.

Hard Drive

A storage device that stores digital data.

Flash drive

A small, portable storage device that uses flash memory.

USB drive

A portable storage device that connects to a computer via USB.

Thumb drive

A small, portable storage device; another name for a USB drive.

External storage device

A storage device that connects to a computer externally, like a USB drive or external hard drive.

Peripherals

External devices connected to a computer, such as a printer or scanner.

Printer

An output device that produces a hard copy of documents or images.

Scanner

An input device that converts physical documents or images into digital form.

Speaker

An output device used to produce audio.

Computer software

A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.

Word processing

Software used for creating, editing, and formatting text-based documents.

Database

A structured collection of data.

Operating system

Software that manages computer hardware and software resources, like Windows or macOS.

OSX

Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers (now macOS).

Windows

Microsoft's operating system.

Viruses

Malicious software programs that can harm a computer.

Malware

Software intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.

Internet service provider

A company that provides access to the Internet.

Cloud computing

The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data.

Google Docs

A web-based word processor offered by Google within its Google Drive service.