CIS 2010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Central Processing Unit, Magnetism, Pointing Stick
25 Dec 2018
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Computer"s main memory, which consists of the random access memory (ram), cache memory, and read-only memory (rom) that is directly accessible to the cpu. Consists of equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage. Equipment used to capture information and commands. Examples: a keyboard is used to type in information, and a mouse is used to point and click on buttons and icons. Joystick: keyboard, microphone, mouse, pointing stick, touch screen, touch pad. Equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests. Responsible for converting computer-stored information into a form that can be understood. Secondary storage medium that use magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive material. Secondary storage medium for computers on which information is stored at extremely high density in the form of tiny pits. Stores data as microscopic light and dark spots on a disc surface.
