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33 Cards in this Set
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Advantages of using computers
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Speed, Reliability, Consistency, Storage, Communication
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Disadvantages of Using Computers
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Violation of Privacy, Public Safety, Impact on Labor Force, Health Risks, Impact on Environment
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Digital Literacy
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having current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses
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Data
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collection of unprocessed items, including text, numbers, images, audio, and video
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Information
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conveys meaning and is useful to people
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Information Processing Cycle
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series of input, process, output and storage devices
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Hardware
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Electric, electronic, and mechanical components of a computer
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Input
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any hardware that allows you to enter data and instructions (Keyboard, Mouse)
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Output
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any hardware component that conveys information to you (monitor, Printer)
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Processor
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the electronic component that interprets and carries out basic instructions
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Memory
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electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed
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Storage Media
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keeps data, instructions, and info
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Storage Device
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records, reads, retrieves item to and from storage media
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Communication Device
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hardware component that allows computer to send, recieve data, info, etc
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Communications Device
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any Hardware component allows you to send or retrieve data, info, instructions, etc
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Network
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a collection of of computers and devices connected together
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Online
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when a computer connects to a network
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Internet
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worldwide collection of networks
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Web page
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contains, text, images, audio, video, etc.
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web site.
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collection of web pages
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Blog
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informal web site consisting of time stamped articles
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Microblog
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Twitter, allows users to send short messages
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Social Networking
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allows members to share ideas, hobbies, interests etc.
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Podcast
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recorded audio
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web application
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allows users to interact with software
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Software (program)
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series of related instructions
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GUI gooey
Graphical User Interface |
interact with the software using text, images, audio.
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System Software
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consists of programs that control or maintain operations of computer
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Operating system
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set of programs that coordinates all activities
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Server
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controls access to the hardware, software, etc
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Mainframe
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large, expensive, powerful computer
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Supercomputer
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fastest most powerful computer
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embedded computer
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special purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger project
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