Hardware - The physical components of the computer, Transistor - A special kind of electric switch that uses low and high instead of on and off. They communicate in binary., Random Access Memory (RAM) - The computer’s short-term memory and is wiped clean when the computer is turned off, Binary - Communication in code using 0’s and 1’s., Output devices - Shows us what the software is up to. Ex. Monitors and printers, Software - The lists of instructions telling the transistors what to do. Ex. Programs and files, Hertz - How many instructions the computer can process and execute per second., Motherboard - Holds the main components in place; it is what the hardware is connected to. , Personal computer - A computer designed for a single user and do many different things ex. Laptops, desktop, smart phones, Memory - Used to store software and keep track of open files, Operating systems - Is the master program of the computer. It is always on managing the interactions between hardware and software. , Input devices - Lets us interact with software ex. Mice and keyboards., Bit - Each 0 and 1 in binary; it is the basic unit of information, Storage - The memory module where all the programs and files live, Processors - "The brains of the operation” and they interpret instructions from the software, Centeral Processing Unit (CPU) - The main processor, every instruction goes through it.,

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