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42 Cards in this Set
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Computer Literacy
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A knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses. Also known as Digital Literacy.
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Computer
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Electronic device that can accept and process data, then can produce and store results for future use.
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Data
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A collection of unprocessed data.
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Information
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Conveys meaning and is very useful to people.
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Web
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Popular service located on the Internet. Short for WWW, or World Wide Web.
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Web Page
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Document that contains text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
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Website
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A collection of web pages related to each other.
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Web 2.0
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Websites that provide users to share personal information.
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface. Software where you interact with it by using graphics, text, and icons.
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Icon
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A miniature image that represents a program.
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Software
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A series of instructions related to each other that are organized for a common purpose.
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System Software
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Software consisting of programs that control the operations of the computer and its devices.
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Application Software
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Software consisting of programs designed to make users more productive and assist them with tasks.
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Operating System
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Set of programs that coordinate all of the activities among computer hardware devices.
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Utility Program
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Program that allows users to perform maintenance-type tasks that usually relate to computer management.
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Installing
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The process of setting up software to work with the computer and other hardware.
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Loading
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The process of a program copied from storage into memory.
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Programmer
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Someone who develops software or writes instructions that directs the computer to process data.
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Network
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Collection of computers and devices that are connected together.
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Resources
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Hardware, software, data, and information.
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Internet
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Worldwide collection of networks that connect millions of people and businesses.
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Information Processing Cycle
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The series of input, process, output, and storage activities.
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Hardware
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Electric, electronic, and mechanical components.
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Input Device
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Any hardware that allows you to enter data into a computer.
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Output Device
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Any hardware that conveys information to people.
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Central Processing Unit
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Electronic component that carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
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System Unit
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A case containing electronic components of the computer that are used to process data.
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Memory
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Consists of electronic components that store data, waiting for future use.
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Storage Device
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Records and retrieves items to and from storage media.
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Communications Device
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Hardware component that enables a computer to send data to and from other electronic devices.
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Convergence
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When computers and devices have technologies that overlap.
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Personal Computer
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Computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself.
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Desktop Computer
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A computer designed to fit the system unit, input devices, output devices, and other devices on or under a desk or table.
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Mobile Computer
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A personal computer you can carry from place to place.
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Laptop Computer
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A portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap.
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Tablet PC
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A special type of notebook computer you can interact with by touching the screen.
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Server
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Contols access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network.
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Mainframe
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A large, powerful computer that can handle thousands of connected users simultaneously.
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Supercomputer
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The fastest, most powerful computer that can process more than a quadrillion instructions in a single second.
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Embedded Computer
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A special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product.
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Tower
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Popular style of system unit that can sit on a surface, vertically.
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Handheld
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Device small enough to fit in a hand.
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