REVISTA

found on all devices with the operating system, for example,
smartphone, tablet, PC etc.
LINKER: Compiler, computer program.
MIDDLEWARE: It is software that is located between an operating
system and the applications that run on it. Basically, it functions as a
hidden translation layer to allow communication and data management
in distributed applications.
FIRMWARE: A firmware is software that physically handles the
hardware.
KEYBOARD: is a Keyboard, Set of input keys. In terminals and personal
computers, the keyboard includes the keys of a standard typewriter and
several special keys such as control, alt and esc, as well as the function
keys.
CHIPSET: is the name given to the chip set (or integrated circuits) used
in the motherboard and whose function is to perform various hardware
functions.
READER: is a software that allows reading, browsing and printing of
document files in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat), independently or from
the browser.
SCANNER: is a peripheral that is used to "copy", through the use of light,
printed images or documents in digital format (color or black and white).
INPUT: set of devices and signals that allow the introduction of
information from a system.
OUTPUT: Information that a computer provides after processing a
certain set of data.
VOLTS: is the name given to a derived unit that is part of the
International System and that is used to express the electrical potential,
the electrical voltage and the electromotive force.
MEMORY: is the device that holds, stores or stores computer data for
some period of time.
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