Info Science Chapter 1

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Computer Literacy

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having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses

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Computer

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electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, accept data, process data

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Data

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Collection of unprocessed items which can include 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 activities

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Computer Literacy

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having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses

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Hardware

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Electric, electronic, and mechanical components

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Computer

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electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, accept data, process data

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Data

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Collection of unprocessed items which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video

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Input device

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Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer

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Information

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Conveys meaning and is useful to people

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Output device

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Any hardware componenet that conveys information to one or more ppl

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Information Processing Cycle

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Series of input, process, output, and storage activities

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit, electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer

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Hardware

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Electric, electronic, and mechanical components

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Memory

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Consists of electronic components that store instructions wating to be executed and data needed by those instructions

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Input device

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Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer

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Output device

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Any hardware componenet that conveys information to one or more ppl

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit, electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer

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Memory

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Consists of electronic components that store instructions wating to be executed and data needed by those instructions

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Storage/Storage Device

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Records(writes) and or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media

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Communications Device

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A hardware component that enables a computer to send and receive data, instructions, and information to and from 1 or more computers

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Network

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A collection of computers and devices connected together foten wirelessly via communications devices and transmission media

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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 businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals

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Web or WWW

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Contains billions of documents called web pages

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Web Page

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contains text, graphics, animation, audio, and video

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Web 2.0

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Websites that provide a means for users to share personal info, allow users to modify the web, site contents, and or have software built into the site for users to access

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GUI

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Graphical User Interface, you interact with the software using text, graphics, and icons

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Icon

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Miniature image that represents a program, instruction, or some other object

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System Software

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consists of programs that control or maintain operations of the computer hardware devices

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Application Software

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Consists of programs that control or maintain operations of the computer hardware devices

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Operating System

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Set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices

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Utility/Utility Program

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Allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs

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Installing

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Process of setting up software to work with the computer, printer, and other hardware

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Loading

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means the program is copied from storage to memory

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Programmer

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Sometimes called a developer. Someone who develops software or writes instructions that direct the computer to process data into info

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Convergence

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Trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap

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Personal Computer

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A computer that can perform all of its input, output, processing, and storage by itself

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Desktop Computer

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Designed so that the system unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on a desk

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Mobile Computer

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Personal computer you can carry from place to place

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Notebook/laptop Computer

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Portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap

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Tablet PC

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Special type of notebook computer that allows you to write or draw on the screen using a digital pen

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Embedded Computer

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Special purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product

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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 storage area

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Mainframe

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Large, expensive powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously

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Supercomputer

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Fastest, most powerful computer- and most expensive

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Operating System

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Set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices

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Tower

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Tall and narrow system unit that can sit on the floor vertically if desktop space is limited

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Handheld

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Computers small enough to fit in one hand