Computer Terms

Welcome to my blog everyone. Today I would like to go over a few computer terms for everyone to look over. Every now and then I will take a break from regular computer and explain some terms that we will work with in future postings.

Hard Drive – A hard drive is a device designed to store data permanently. Storage capacity is usually measured in Gigabytes (Gb).

RAM – Ram is designed to hold data as well, but we call this type of storage volatile. This means when the computer turns off data is erased. Ram is only a temporary storage space to allow the computer to multitask-like how a big table would help you get things done. The more you have the better off you are.

Bit – The smallest measure of storage a computer can have.

Byte – 1000 Bits

MB – Equal to a 1000000 bytes

GB – Equal to a 1000000000 bytes

Optical Drive – Optical drives refer to CD, DVD, Bluray. This means that a laser is used to burn information on a blank disk.

Motherboard – The largest board in the computer which allows every device to connect to one another. It is the backbone of the computer

CPU – Central processing Unit – The brains of the computer. It’s job is send and receive instructions from devices and programs.

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