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Cards In This Set
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COMPUTER SYSTEM
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COMBINATION OF ALL THE COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO PROCESS AND STORE DATA USING A COMPUTER
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HARDWARE
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COLLECTION OF PHYSICAL DEVICES THAT COMPROMISE A COMPUTER SYSTEM.
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SOFTWARE
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CONSISTS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT TELL THE COMPUTER WHAT TO DO
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PROGRAM
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SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPUTER
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PROGRAMMING
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THE ACT OF DEVELOPING AND WRITING PROGRAMS
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE
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COMPRISES ALL THE PROGRAMS YOU APPLY TO A TASK.
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INPUT
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DESCRIBES THE ENTRY OF DATA ITEMS INTO COMPUTER MEMORY USING HARDWARE DEVICES SUCH AS KEYBOARDS AND MICE
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SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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COMPRISES THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU USE TO MANAGE YOUR COMPUTER
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DATA ITEMS
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INCLUDE ALL THE TEXT, NUMBERS, AND OTHER INFORMATION PROCESSED BY A COMPUTER
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PROCESSING
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DATA ITEMS MAY INVOLVE ORGANIZING THEM, CHECKING THEM FOR ACCURACY OR PERFORMING MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS ON THEM.
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CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT OR CPU
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THE HARDWARE COMPONENT THAT PROCESSES DATA
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OUTPUT
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DESCRIBES THE OPERATION OF RETRIEVING INFO FROM MEMORY AND SENDING IT TO A DEVICE, SUCH AS A MONITOR OR PRINTER, SO PEOPLE CAN VIEW, INTREPT AND WORK WITH THE RESULTS
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STORAGE DEVICES
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TYPES OF HARDWARE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS DISKS, THAT HOLD INFO. FOR LATER RETRIEVAL
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PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
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SUCH AS VISUAL, C#, C++, JAVA, OR COBOL ARE USED TO WRITE PROGRAMS
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PROGRAM CODE
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SET OF INSTRUCTIONS A PROGRAMMER WRITES IN A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
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