{ "Abstraction":"abstraction is: the process of removing physical, spatial, or temporal details", "Application":"an application is a software program that runs on your computer.", "ASCII": "SCII abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange", "Binary":"Computers operate in binary, meaning they store data and perform calculations using only zeros and ones.", "BIOS":"BIOS stands for Basic Input-Output System, and is the code used to start a computer before whichever Operating System is installed kicks in.", "Bit":"A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer.", "Boolean Logic":"Boolean logic is a type of computer science ", "Byte":"A byte is a measurement of data that contains eight bits", "Central Processing Unit":"Central processing unit (CPU), principal part of any digital computer system", "Decimal":"decimal refers to the base-10 numbering system", "Digit":"A digit is an element of a set that, taken as a whole, comprises a system of numeration", "Hardware":"Hardware is a set of components that make up the material ( physical ) part of a computer", "Hexadecimal":"Hexadecimal is a base/positional number system used in mathematics and computer science", "Input and output(I/O) devices":"Input devices provide input to a computer, while output devices provide a way for a computer to output data for communication with users or other computers", "Main memory":"Primary memory is the computer’s main memory, which is directly accessible by the CPU and often much faster than secondary storage", "Motherboard":"A motherboard is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.", "Nonvolatile Memory":"Non-volatile memory (NVM) is a type of computer memory that has the capability to hold saved data even if the power is turned off", "Nybble(or Nibble)":"A nybble, sometimes spelled nibble is a set of four bits", "Operating System":"the set of software that controls the overall operation of a computer system", "Peripherals":"computer peripheral - (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer", "POST":"a series of system checks run by computers and other electronic devices when they are turned on", "Power Supply":"Abbreviated as PS or P/S, a power supply or PSU (power supply unit) is a hardware component of a computer that supplies all other components with power", "Random Access Memory":"Random Access Memory (RAM) is a high-speed component in devices that temporarily stores all information a device needs for the present and future", "Secondary Memory":"The secondary memory is accessed indirectly via input/output operations. This memory is also called permanent, external, stable or persistent memory", "Sequential Memory":"Sequential memory requires items to be recalled in a specific order", "Software":"Software, instructions that tell a computer what to do", "Truth Table":"A truth table is a tabular representation of all the combinations of values for inputs and their corresponding outputs", "Volatile Memory":"Volatile memory is computer storage that only maintains its data while the device is powered" }