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Binary 1: Jordan M., Shayne, Daneshia, Amber, Kedesha Binary 2: Tristen, Markia, Clayton, Spencer, McKenzie Port: Zayvier, Delmonte, John, Ashton Software/Network: Jabrielle, Shadora, Mercedes, Jules, Clarissa, Steven Stoarage: Lukas, Evan, Jordan T., Roman

Driver - A driver is [|software] that works to communicate between an operating system [|and] a [|peripheral.] Think of it as a translator. **An example** would be a CD-ROM with a small program on it that allows you to install and use a new printer. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi
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Bit The smallest unit of measure in a [|computer.] It is represented by a 0 (off) or 1 (on). http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Byte This is generally a measure of how fast some device communicates, usually in thousands of bytes per second [|(KBps)] or millions of bytes per second (MBps). http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Central Processing Unit (CPU) The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.

Client A general term that can mean a few things.

Gigabyte This refers to approximately one billion bytes. To be specific, it is 2^30, or 1,073,741,824 bytes. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Hardware Any physical pieces of a [|computer.] http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Input Anything entered into a [|computer] or system. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Kilobyte 1024 bytes (2^10 bytes). http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi MegabyteThis is roughly one million bytes. This is exactly 1,048,576 bytes (that's 1024 x 1024, or 2^20). http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Network A group of interconnected computers Operating System (OS) The [|program] that allows you to access the [|basic] functions of your [|computer.] Output Anything that comes out of a [|computer] or system, either electronically or physically, as in, "Watch out for that pile of OUTPUT." http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi

Personal Computer This is slang for IBM Personal [|Computer,] or IBM-PC. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Port To port something you translate the [|code] for a [|program] from one [|platform] to another. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Random Access Memory (RAM) RAM is made up of small memory chips that are connected to the motherboard of your computer. http://www.techterms.org/definition/ram Read Only Memory (ROM)ROM is memory containing hardwired instructions that the computer uses when it boots up, before the system software loads. http://www.techterms.org/definition/rom Server technology came about when computers began to cost less Software he programs that run on T[|computer] [|hardware.] Storage Device The computer's primary hard drive stores the operating system, applications, and files and folders for users of the http://www.techterms.org/definition/storagedevice computer.Simply put, this is anything that inputs [|data,] processes it in some way, [|and] outputs it. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi Terabyte One trillion bytes, or one thousand gigabytes. http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary_search.cgi