Computer Science Vocab Flashcard

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Light sources can be fluorescent tubes or optical fibers.

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LED

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Physical components of a computer: case, CPU, RAM, monitor, mouse, keyboard, storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers, motherboard.

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hardware

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Applications, scripts, and programs that run on a device

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Software

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Transforming ideas and instructions into binary-machine code.

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coding

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Multistep process to identify and resolve a problem.

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debugging

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Procedure for solving a problem or sorting posts by relevancy.

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algorithm

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Data stored in a browser for later retrieval.

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cookies

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Data left behind when users are online

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Digital footprint

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Data received by a computer, like key presses or mouse clicks.

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input

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Data sent by a computer, like what appears on the monitor or sounds from speakers.

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output