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40 Cards in this Set
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network
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A collection of computers and devices connected together, of ten wirelessly, via communication devices and transmission medias.
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Resources
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Such as hardware, software, data, and info. that can be shared through the network.
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Internet
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a 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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one of the more popular services on the Internet
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Web 2.0
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Refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to share personal info., allow users to modify and have software access.
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Web page
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Can contain text, graphics, animations, audio, and video.
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GUI
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interaction with software using text graphics and visual images such as icons
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Icon
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a minature image that represents a program, instructions, or some other object.
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System Hardware
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Consists of the programs that control or main tain the operations of the computer and its devices.
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Application Software
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Consists of the programs designed to make users more effective and productive and assist them with personal tasks
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Operating System
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A set of programs that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware devices
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Utility Program
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Allows a user to perform maintenance such as to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs
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Installing
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the processof setting up software to work with the computer printer, or other hardware.
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Loading
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Copying from storage to Memory
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Programmer
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Someone who develops software or writes the instructions that direct the computer to process data into information.
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Computer literacy
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Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and there uses
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Computer
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It is an electronic devise, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process data and produce results.
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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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Hardware
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Electric, electronic, and mechanical components of a computer.
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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 information to one or more people.
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CPU
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(Central Processing Unit) - the 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 waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
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Storage/Storage Devices
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Records(writes) and/or retrieves items to and from storage media.
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Communication Device
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A hardware component that enables a computer to send and retrieve data, instructions, and info. to and from one or more components or mobile devices.
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convergence
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The overlapping of computers and devices that leads to computer manufacturers continually releasing newer models that include similar functionality.
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Personal Computer
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A computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage devices.
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Desktop Computer
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Is designed so that the systemunit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.
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Mobile Computer
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a personal computer that you can carry from place to place.
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Laptop computer
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A portable computer that is as powerful as your desktop computers and yet, fits on your lap.
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Tablet PC
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A 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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A 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 for programs, data, and info.
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Mainframe
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A large expensive, powerful computer, that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously.
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Supercomputer
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The fastest, most powerful computer - and the most expensive, but capable of handling a quadrillion instructions at a single second.
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Operating system
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What the computer runs off of like Macintosh or Windows.
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Tower
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A computer system whose components are housed in a vertivle stack.
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Handheld
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It is a game console with a screen and speakers built in and fits in your hand.
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