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4982062473HARDWAREphysical components of a computer system .0
4982062474SOFTWAREencoded information or computer instructions.1
4982064232GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEinterface that uses icons and other graphics to accept data and commands.2
4982064233MOTHERBOARDmost essential part of a computer system. It holds together many of the crucial components of a computer, including the central processing unit (CPU), memory and connectors for input and output devices.3
4982067245CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITsingle computer chip that contains all electronic circuitry for computer processing tasks. (processor/microprocessor)4
4982133249WHO INVENTED GUI?Xerox.5
4982135751WHAT IS ENIAC?Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. It was the first electronic general-purpose compute. Answered math equations through reprogramming.6
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