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CIS 100 Quiz 1Binary - ANS-Numbering system of 1s and 0s
Bit - ANS-binary digit
Byte - ANS-A group of eight bits forming a single character of information
CD - ANS-compact disc, a removable optical disc that store about 700 MB of data
Check Disk - ANS-Windows-based utility for finding and fixing physical and logical errors on a
disk
Disk Drive - ANS-Mechanical device that reads and writes disks
DVD - ANS-Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc, a removable, optical disc that store about
4.7 GB of data per layer
Flash Card Reader - ANS-Internal or USB drive that reads and writes removable flash RAM
cards
Flash Media (RAM) - ANS-Static type of memory used as an alternative to disk storage
Floppy Disc - ANS-Flexible plastic disk encased in a hard square plastic shell holding 1.44 MB
of data
Hard Disk Drive - ANS-Seal, physical, drive unit inside a computer that contains a set of metal
disks
Hardware - ANS-Physical computer parts
Motherboard - ANS-System's largest circuit board and controller for all components
Microprocessor - ANS-Also called the Central Processing Unit (CPU) acts as brain, the larger
the speed(measured in the gigahertz (GHz) the faster the computer
Nonvolatile - ANS-type of storage that does not lose its data when not powered
Operating System - ANS-piece of software that interacts with the computer and allows visibility
of data
Peripheral Connector Ports - ANS-VGA video, audio, HDMI, are all on the back of the unit
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