Byte
 Today, a Byte is 8 bits.
 1 character, e.g. "a", is one byte.
Kilobyte (KB)
 A Kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.
 2 or 3 paragraphs of text.
Megabyte (MB)
 A Megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024
Kilobytes
 4 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
Gigabyte (GB)
 A Gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. 1,024
Megabytes, or 1,048,576 Kilobytes.
 4,473 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 341 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)
 256 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
Terabyte (TB)
 A Terabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 (240) bytes, 1,024
Gigabytes, or 1,048,576 Megabytes.
 4,581,298 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 349,525 digital pictures (with 3MB average file
size)
 262,144 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
 1,613 650MB CDs
 233 4.38GB DVDs
Petabyte (PB)
 A Petabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250) bytes, 1,024
Terabytes, 1,048,576 Gigabytes, or 1,073,741,824
Megabytes.
 4,691,249,611 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 357,913,941 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)
 268,435,456 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
 1,651,910 650MB CDs
 239,400 4.38GB DVDs
Beyond that:
 Exabyte
 Zettabyte
 Yottabyte
But we don’t need to worry about those just
now…
Processor
 The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is one of
your PC's most important components. It
handles all instructions it receives from
hardware and software running on the
computer.
Graphics Cards
 The GPU (graphics processing unit) is
responsible for everything you see on your
display, and is especially important for people
who like to play games or watch videos.
Memory
 RAM (Random-access memory) is a form of
computer data storage which stores frequently
used program instructions to increase the
general speed of a system.
Hard Drive
 Even a basic full-size PC should offer at least
500GB of hard drive space. Compact PCs,
however, tend to start at the low end with
capacities of around 160GB. At the upper end
of the performance spectrum, high
performance PCs may offer space for 5TB of
storage
Operating System
 An operating system (OS) is software that
manages computer hardware and software
resources and provides common services for
computer programs. The operating system is
an essential component of the system software
in a computer system.
 2.0 GHz Intel Core i3 Processor
 4 GB RAM
 500 GB Hard Drive
 Windows 8 or Windows 10
 DVD-R/RW
 120 GB Backup Storage
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Essential Computer Vocabulary for ESL Learners

  • 2.
    Byte  Today, aByte is 8 bits.  1 character, e.g. "a", is one byte.
  • 3.
    Kilobyte (KB)  AKilobyte is 1,024 bytes.  2 or 3 paragraphs of text.
  • 4.
    Megabyte (MB)  AMegabyte is 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024 Kilobytes  4 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
  • 5.
    Gigabyte (GB)  AGigabyte is 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. 1,024 Megabytes, or 1,048,576 Kilobytes.  4,473 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)  341 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)  256 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file size)
  • 6.
    Terabyte (TB)  ATerabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 (240) bytes, 1,024 Gigabytes, or 1,048,576 Megabytes.  4,581,298 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)  349,525 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)  262,144 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file size)  1,613 650MB CDs  233 4.38GB DVDs
  • 7.
    Petabyte (PB)  APetabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250) bytes, 1,024 Terabytes, 1,048,576 Gigabytes, or 1,073,741,824 Megabytes.  4,691,249,611 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)  357,913,941 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)  268,435,456 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file size)  1,651,910 650MB CDs  239,400 4.38GB DVDs
  • 8.
    Beyond that:  Exabyte Zettabyte  Yottabyte But we don’t need to worry about those just now…
  • 9.
    Processor  The CPU(Central Processing Unit) is one of your PC's most important components. It handles all instructions it receives from hardware and software running on the computer.
  • 10.
    Graphics Cards  TheGPU (graphics processing unit) is responsible for everything you see on your display, and is especially important for people who like to play games or watch videos.
  • 11.
    Memory  RAM (Random-accessmemory) is a form of computer data storage which stores frequently used program instructions to increase the general speed of a system.
  • 12.
    Hard Drive  Evena basic full-size PC should offer at least 500GB of hard drive space. Compact PCs, however, tend to start at the low end with capacities of around 160GB. At the upper end of the performance spectrum, high performance PCs may offer space for 5TB of storage
  • 13.
    Operating System  Anoperating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system.
  • 14.
     2.0 GHzIntel Core i3 Processor  4 GB RAM  500 GB Hard Drive  Windows 8 or Windows 10  DVD-R/RW  120 GB Backup Storage
  • 19.
  • 20.
     Thank fortaking a look at my PPT. If you enjoyed it, you might like the many others I have online at my teaching resources website.