The Processing Cycle Worksheet

What is a thin sheet of fiberglass or other material with electrical pathways
The real intelligence of a personal computer resides in its
Also called main memory, consists of a group of electronic chips inside the system
A secondary type of processing storage used with RAM is
Chips contain instructions,information, or data placed on the chip by the manufacturer
Is a plug-in slot on a computer to which you can connect a device
Is an opening in a computer motherboard where an expansion board
Plugs into the side of a notebook or portable computer
Is a collection of tiny wires through which data in the form of "0s"
The most common input device, is an electronically controlled hardware component
Are designed for specific applications involving simplified, rapid data input.
The user issues commands by pointing at an icon or menu item with
A input device similar to a mouse
A __________ feels less mechanical than a mouse than a mouse or trackball
Is a flat tablet used together with a penlike stylus or a crosshair cursor
Is a light-sensing electronic device that can read and capture printed text and images
When text or a photo is scanned, it is a matrix of rows and columns of dots called
Almost everything for sale today on the retail level is marked with a
Occurs with a special type of video camera attached to the computer and plugged into a video capture card
Record and store images in a digitized form that can be entered into and Stored by a computer
A fundamental component of every single-user computer system, are the most common soft copy
Most Common type of hard-copy output device 20
Is a hard-copy output device used to output special kinds of hard copy, including architectural
Alerts user with warning sounds to errors or other matters that require attention
Most Common used secondary storage
Also called diskette or simply disk