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27 Cards in this Set
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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 that can accept data process the data, provide results, and store them for future use.
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Data
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collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images.
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Information
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conveys meaning and is useful to people, or processed data
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Information processing cycle
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Series of input, process out put, 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 component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer
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Output device
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any hardware component that conveys info to one or more people
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CPU (Central Processing Unit)
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electric componenet that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer
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Memory
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electric component, store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions
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Storage/storage device
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records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media
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Communications device
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Hardware component that enable a computer to send and recieve data, instructions and information to and from one or more computers or mobile devices
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network
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a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly
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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 connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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Web or WWW
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world wide web, contains billions of documents called web pages
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web page
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can contain text, graphics, aniimation, audio, and video
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web 2.0
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refern to web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information, allow user to modify the web site contents and/or have software built into the sight ofr users to access
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GUI
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graphical user interface, interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images
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icon
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miniature image that represents a program, an instruction, etc.
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System software
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consists of programs that control or maintain the operations of the computers and its devices
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application software
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consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks
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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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transfer a program or data into memory
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programmer
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developer, develops software or writes the instructions that direct the computer to process data into information
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