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Chapter 7: Glossary
— Nanoseconds. This is a unit of time measurement for
processing speed.
— This is software that controls the execution of programs.
— Any information or bits of data that are channeled from
one electronic device to another.
— A disk drive can be divided into several logical sections or
partitions, each of which becomes a logical device with a
drive letter.
— Output devices which are driven by the computer.
— A communication channel between a computer and its
peripheral components.
— An electronic circuit board sandwiched between
fiberglass plates.
— A series of instructions that command the computer to
perform certain tasks.
— A screen message or position of the cursor at the begin-
ning of a line.
— Random Access Memory; read/write memory.
memory in a computer while it is activated. When the
power is turned off, this type of memory is cleared.
The
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