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"two," or "base two"; a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1
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blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.
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A group of 8 bits, strung together
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a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts
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a part of the computer that operates the disks that store information
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a round, floppy piece of plastic that you put into a computer to store information. It is in a hard square cover for protection
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A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information
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a software program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more
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a tiny piece of silicon with electronic circuits; is the most important part of the computer
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a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes
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a way of sending messages from one computer to another
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a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer
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an electronic machine that takes in data and instruction, works with the data, and puts out information
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an electronic signal which is either on (1) or off (0). It is the smallest unit of information the computer uses
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An extra copy of a document, file or program
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An organized collection of information. It is like a box of 3x5 cards that you can search, sort and analyze rapidly with a database program
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In a database, this holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. It is like one line written on an index card in an index card file
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the "box" where a column and a row intersect, in a spreadsheet
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The chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor
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To get information from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or disk