BASIC TERMINOLOGIES
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Microprocessor - has a direct effect on how fast programs
can run, how much memory can be accessed, and how complex a job can be.
A control center that can process data input into information output. A
sophisticated and highly complex electronic device that contains the electronic
circuitry necessary to execute stored program instructions.
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Bit - basic unit of data the computer recognizes.
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Byte - bits that are grouped together.
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Word - a collection of bytes.
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Data - consists of raw facts.
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Information - processed data that is transformed into
something meaningful and useful.
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Megabytes - one million bytes or characters.