Computer Science Concepts

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A device that stores and processes information.

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Computer

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All the basic hardware (the parts you can see and touch) and software.

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Computing Systems

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A set of instructions (or an algorithm) that has been translated into commands a computer can understand.

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Program

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A list of steps or instructions written in human language that tells a person how to complete a task.

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Algorithm

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Raw, unorganized facts.

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Data

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Organizing, describing, and understanding data.

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Analysis

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A group of connected devices. Example: computer.

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Network

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The worldwide network that connects millions of computers.

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Internet

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Helped to calculate complex math.

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Abacus

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A hand-operated mechanical calculator consisting of slidable rulers of mathematical operations.

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