Computer Information Science I

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overlap of current technology

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convergence

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a computer that can preform all of its input, processing, and storage by itself

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personal computer

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designed so that the system unit input devices and any other devices fit entirely onto a table.

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desktop computer

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hand held computing device that can be carried from place to place

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mobile computer

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personal computer designed to fit in your lap

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laptop/notebook computer

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touch screen computer that is as powerful as most computers

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tablet PC

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special purpose computer that functions in a large lab

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embedded computer

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controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network

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server

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large expensive powerful computer that handles hundreds of thousands of users at once

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mainframe

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fastest computer can handle 4 quadrillion instructions per second

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supercomputer

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any small company or personal office user

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small office/home office user

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works on a mobile computer like real estate or law

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mobile user

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workstation used by engineers, scientists. very powerful computer.

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power user

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thousands of employees working on it; so not to aviod crashes on the network

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enterprise user

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students use computers to help with research and completing assignments

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education

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many people use computer software to do it

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finance

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provides security for citizens

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government

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some doctors offices use computers to help take patient information

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health care

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scientists use computers to help form labs

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science

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the process of making works available to the public

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publishing

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many vehicles use navigation; that is essentially a computer

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travel

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CAM: computer aided manufacturing is the building of computers

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manufacturing

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unit that stores all of the computer's components

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tower

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handheld computer often a cellular phone

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handheld

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computers and devices connected by wireless communication

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network

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hardware software data and information

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resources

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world wide connection of networks connecting millions of buisnesses people schools etc.

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internet

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World wide web. most popular internet service; contains billions of web documents

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web or WWW

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contains text graphics info audio and video

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web 2.0

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graphic user interface; interact with the software using text graphic and visual images

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GUI

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mini image that represents an instruction or some other object

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icon

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consists of the programs that maintain the operations of the computer and its devices

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system software

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software that runs programs on the computer

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application software

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set of programs that coordinates all the activities among the computer's hardware

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operating system

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allows a user to perform maintence type tasks related to managing a computer

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utility/utility program

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the process of setting software to work with a computer and its devices

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installing

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an electronic device using instructions from its memory that can accept data process it and store it for tht future

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computer

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having current knowledge of computers and their uses

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computer literacy

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collection of unprocessed items that have text numbers images audio and video

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data

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conveys meaning; useful; processed data

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information

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computers process output into input; they process that data and information

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information processing cycle

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electronic and mechanical components of a computer

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hardware

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hardware component that lets you enter data

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input device

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hardware component that conveys information to one or more people

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output device

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central processing unit; electronic processing unit that operates the computer

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CPU

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electronic components t ostore instructions that run the comp.

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memory

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records/ stores items from storage media

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storage/storage device

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hardware component that enables a comp. to send and get info.

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communications device