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32 Cards in this Set
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network
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group of computers communicating together
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client
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any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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internet
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world wide collection of networks that connects millions of people
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Web or WWW
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world wide web. Popular service on the internet.
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phishing.
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an attempt to steal your personal information
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Web 2.0
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websites that allow users to share personal information, modify web content, or have software built into.
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GUI
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with a Graphical User Interface, you interact with a software using text, graphics, and visual icons.
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icon
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a miniature image that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object.
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system software
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consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of acomputer and its devices
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utility programs
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allows a user to perform maintenance type tasks and usually to manage a computer, its devices, or its programs
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loading
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retreiving information
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personal computer
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a computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage by itself
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mobile computer
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personal computer you can take with you
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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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convergence
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the combining of different forms of electronic technology such as data processing and word processing converging into the information processing
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server
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controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network and provides a centralized store area for programs, data, and information
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mainframe
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a large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users.
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super computer
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fastest most powerful computer made
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operating system
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software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs
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tower
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a personal computer case that stands in an upright position
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PDA
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provides personal information management, function like: a calculator, notepad, address book, and appointment book
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Handheld
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a computer small enough to fit in your hand
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CAM
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refers to the use of computers to assit with manufacturing processing.
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GPS
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global positioning system. navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver or above the earth's surface
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Computer
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an electronic machine that runs programs and improves daily life
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data
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processed info on a computer
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information
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data that is meaningful to us
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software
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a program with instructions that the computer runs
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CPU
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the central component that opperates a computer
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ROM
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read only memory; memory that can be used but not changed
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RAM
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memory that can be quickly used to help a computer perform a task
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USB
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connection from one device to another. can have up to 127 different devices.
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