Thursday, May 22, 2008
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expansoins slots-connections that let you install axpansion boards.
Flash memory-data on a small,thin,rectangular cards using a type of chip.
GUI-instead of the command line, character-base interface.
Hard drive-is the storage device at the heart of most computer system.
Hardware-encompasses all the physical components of a computer system.
Input device-are external to the system unit and are attached to it using specific connectors and ports.
Linux-is a powerful operating system for pc's based on unix.
Macos-apple computer was the first ti bring a gui to personal computer users in the early's 1980s.
Mainframe-perform multiple tasks for many users simultaneously.
Minicomputer-smaller multiuser systems.
Motherboard-all computer circirity is connected to the main board.
Operating system-the software program that oversees and controls everythiing that happens while your computer is turned on.
Output device-show you the results of the computers processing.
Platform-the combination of a specific type of computer systems and a specific version of operating system.
Proffesional workstation-meets the needs of users requiring more computing power than a pc.
RAM-chips store data only temporarily.
ROM-chips have instructions and data built into them.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Vocabulary
Presentation-a formal or informal report, ussually given orally sometimes called a speech or talk. 2.Thumbnails-The slides tab contains small-size views. 3.Splitter bars-Horizontal or vertical bars. 4.Title slide-The first slide in the presentation. 5.Title-The main topic of any slide is displayed. 6.Place holder-location reserving space for slide element. 7.tittle area-a place holder for the slides title. 8.text area-place holder for a substitute or a numbered or bulleted list. 9.Object area-reserved for objects. 10. RTF- file format with the extension that enables text. 11. Auto content Wizard-tool to help you create a presentation easily with preprogrammed layouts, design, and text. 12. Boilerplate text-standard text wich is appropiate for that type of presentation. 13. Indent level-is a number that indicates the indent and importance of the subtitle in relation to the title. 14. Promote-decreasing the indent and increasing the type size. 15. Demote-subtitle to a lower level. 16. Object- nontext elements. 17. Subtitle-Any text that follows the title and gives more detail about the title.













