Computer Tech Terms
bunny Suites- Suites used by works who create processors.
lay- a layer on a processor.
backup – a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
boot – to start up a computer.
bug – a programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way.
bus – an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer.
byte – a piece of computer information made up of eight bits.
card – a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer.
cartridge drive – a storage device, like a hard drive, in which the medium is a cartridge that can be removed.
CD-ROM – an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
Clock Rate (MHz) – The instruction processing speed of a computer measured in millions of cycles per second (i.e., 200 MHz).
compiler – a program the converts programming code into a form that can be used by a computer.
floppy – a 3.5 inch square rigid disk which holds data. (so named for the earlier 5.25 and 8 inch disks that were flexible).
hard drive – a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks housed in a rigid case.
head crash – a hard disk crash caused by the heads coming in contact with the spinning disk(s).
Measurements (summary) –
a bit = one binary digit (1 or 0) 8 bits = one byte
1024 bytes = one kilobyte
K = kilobyte
Kb = kilobit
MB = megabyte
Mb = megabit
MB/s = megabytes per second
Mb/s = megabits per second
bps = bits per second
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