CS 4000 – Test #1 Terms:

General Computer Literacy

• Data

• Input, Output, Processing and Storage
• Data Vs. Information
• Software Vs. Hardware
• Memory Vs. Storage

• Font
• Word Wrapping
• Spell-check
• Grammar-check
• Undo/Redo
• Find/Replace
• Case-sensitive
• Wizard
• Default
• Mouse
• Click/Double-Click/Right-Click
• Click-and-Drag

· Icon

• Menu bar
• Tool bar
• Taskbar
• Shut-Down/Booting
• System Software:
• Operating systems
• Utilities
• Device drivers
• Programming Languages

· Application Software:

• Word processing
• Spreadsheet
• Database
• Presentation
• Connectivity - Web Browser

o Entertainment

Computer Software

• User Interface
• Utility Programs
• Software Suites/Integrated Packages
• Word Processor (Word)
• Database Management (Access)
• Electronic Spreadsheet (Excel)
• Presentation Graphics (PowerPoint)
• Motherboard
• Databus
• File System
• File
• Folder
• Executable File
• Data File
• Spreadsheet
• Worksheet
• Cell
• Row/Column
• Cell Address
• Formula
• Math Expressions
• Operators
• Operands

Computer Hardware

• Optical, Magnetic, Electronic (New chips)
• Bits, Bytes, etc.
• Board/Card/Adapter
• Main Board/System Board/Motherboard
• CPUs
• Speed Terms: Hertz, Megahertz, Gigahertz
• MIPS
• Static Sensitivity

• Classes of Computer
• Minicomputer/Midrange computer

o Mainframe

• Supercomputer
• Personal Computer/Workstation

• Embedded Computer

• Microcomputer (Personal Computer):
• -Desktop Computer
• -Tower case Computer
• -Notebook Computer (Laptop)
• -PDA (Palmtop)
• Input Device
• Output Device
• Memory/ RAM
• Storage device
• Storage Media
• Diskette
• CD (optical disk)
• Hard disk/Hard drive/Fixed Disk
• Diskette Drive
• Bit
• Byte
• Kilobyte
• Megabyte
• Gigabyte
• Terabyte

• Printers
• Laser
• Inkjet
• Plotter
• Dot-Matrix
• Thermal
• Storage vs. Memory
• Storage Media Types
• Mechanical
• Magnetic
• Optical
• Electrical

• Storage
• Bit/Byte/Kilobyte/Megabyte/
• Gigabyte/ Terabyte
• Floppy Disks
• Hard Disk/Hard Drive
• CD-ROM
• CD-RW
• DVD-ROM
• DVD-RAM

• Monitor
• Pixel
• Resolution
• Windows Properties
• dot pitch
• Gauss (de-Gauss)
• Monitor types
• CRT
• LCD
• Hard Disk/Hard Drive/Fixed Disk
• Platter
• Track
• Sector
• Read/Write Head
• Memory
• ROM
• RAM

• CMOS
• Cache

• Bus
• Bus speed
• Bus width

• Input/Output Technologies
• CPU
• Speeds:
• MIPS
• MHZ

Computer Hardware Internal/Input

• Motherboard/mainboard/system board
• Memory Slots
• CPU
• Data Bus (Bus)
• Card/Board/Adapter
• Types of common add-on cards
• Video/Graphics
• Modem
• Network
• Sound
• Slot types
• PCI
• ISA
• AGP
• PC Card
• Input devices
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Barcode reader
• Scanner
• Joystick
• Output Devices
• Monitor
• Printer
• Speaker
• Ports
• Serial
• Parallel
• USB
• VGA
• PS/2
• Ethernet
• Phone cable (RJ-45)

The Internet

• Internet Concepts

• User name
• Password
• Domain name

• Electronic Commerce
• American Online
• Electronic Mail
• Web Browser
• Webpage
• Homepage
• Website
• URL
• Internet Access:
• ISP
• dial-up modem
• cable modem
• DSL