Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Technical Term #1

  1. MHZ-(megahertz)a measurment of speed used to describe how fast a computer can process information.
  2. network-the means of connecting one computer to another whether both computers are in the same room ot in different countries
  3. GB-(gigabyte)a measurment af size generally for hard drives.
  4. boot-the term used to describe the start-up of a computer.
  5. RAM-(random access memory)temporary memory used by a computer to store information.
  6. resolution-an indicator of how many pixels are used to create a picture.
  7. non-system disk error-an error message that usually means a floppy disk as been left in the computer when it was turned off
  8. firewall-a means of blocking outside users from having network access to compters within a system.
  9. BIT-the smallest unit of measurment used in defining computer memory
  10. ROM-(read only memory) permanent memory used by a computer to store information

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