sections 2 vocabulary

1. Vocabulary
Section 2
Byte
File Extension
Application
User Interface

2. Byte
• A unit of digital information that most commonly
consists of eight bits.
• Historically, the byte was the number of bits used
to encode a single character of text in a computer
and for this reason it is the smallest addressable
unit of memory in many computer architectures.

3. Bit (b)  Byte(B)

4. • 1000 k kilo
• 10002 M mega
• 10003 G giga
• 10004 T tera 10005
• P peta 10006
• E exa 10007
• Z zetta 10008
• Y yotta

6. File Extension
• The last characters after the period in the name of a file.
• This tells the computer what it should open the file with.
• Song.mp3
• Blenderproject.blend
• Movie.mp4
• Picture.jpg
• Worddocument .docx
• PowerPoint.ppx

7. Application
• Based on the computers operating system
• Mac is OS X El Capitan
• Windows OS
• Computer Program designed to perform a group of
coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit
of the user. Examples of an application include word
processor, a spreadsheets, a media players, an
aeronautical flight simulator, a consol game, or a photo
editor.

8. User Interface
• The design of a program in which interactions
between the human and machine take place.
• The goal of user interface design is to produce a
user interface which makes it easy, efficient, and
enjoyable (user friendly) to operate a machine in
the way which produces the desired result.