Chapter 1 Managing information and change in a connected World Worksheet

The activity of translating or determining the meaning of coded information.
A set of codes used to create pages for the World Wide Web; codes specify typefaces images, and links within text.
A group of two or more computers, software, and other devices that are connected by means of one or more communications media.
Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer designed for multiple users.
A small electronic chip inside a computer that synchronizes or controls the timing of all computer operations.
A unit of memory measurement equal to approximately 1 trillion bytes.
A type of computer memory whereby stored instructions and data are lost if the power is switched off.
An electronic document stored at a location of the Web.
A set of instructions to be executed by a computer; types of programs include applications and operating systems.
The brain of the computer, consisting of the arithmetic logic unit and the control unit.
The time required for the arithmetic/logic unit to decode and execute an instruction.
Raw,unprocessed information.
A reserved location in main memory for storing data being processed or being used in a specific processing application.
The time between two ticks of a computer’s system clock. A typical personal computer goes through millions or even billions of clock cycles per second.
A number system with a base of 2. Unlike the familiar base 10 decimal system, the binary system uses only two numbers(0 and 1).
Unit of memory equal to 1,024 bytes.
A computer small enough to fit into a computer.
The part of a computer that interprets and carries out instructions that operate the computer and manages the computer’s devices and resources.
Data that is read into a computer or other device or the act of reading in such data.
- A computer small enough to be placed on a lap or carried by its user from place to place.