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31 Cards in this Set
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Data using technology that can be set to one of two states; each state is assigned a 1 or 0
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Bit
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group of 8 bits
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Byte
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when bits and bytes are processed to a format that is useful to people everywhere
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Information
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items stored on a digital electronic device
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Data
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Types of PC's
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Tablet PC, Notebook, Desktop
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a powerful general-purpose computer that provides information services
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Server
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the world's largest computer network
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Internet
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Internet service that provides convenient access to information through hyperlinks (http://www.klipklop.com)
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World-Wide-Web
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uses radio signals rather than cables to connect computers and digital devices to computer networks; notebooks come equipped with it
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Wi-Fi
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music, video, graphic art, animation, and 3D graphics stored and processed in a digital format
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Digital Media
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makes use of computer hardware and software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures to manage and distribute digital information
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CBIS (Computer-based Information System)
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How has the networked economy changed the way we do business?
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Leveled the playing field, minimized competition gap, reversed communication, makes time more scarce because of speed
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manages and distributes digital information; multiple computers working together over a network towards a common goal
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Information Systems
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Types of Information Systems:
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Transaction processing system (e-commerce), management information systems (MIT), Decision Support Systems (DSS), Expert System
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synchronizes all computer operations; measured in gigahertz and megahertz
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System Clock
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number of bits that a CPU can process at once
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Word Length
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socioeconomic gap between those who have access to computers and IT and those who don't
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Digital Divide
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comprises the electronic instructions that govern the computer system's functiong
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Software
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tells the computer how to function and process data
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System Software
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tells the computer what to process
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Application Software
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tangible component of a computer system or digital device
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Hardware
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rules that allow two or more computers to communicate over a network
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Protocol
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protects computers form hackers
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Firewalls/passwords
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have embedded computers, can be a cell phone w/ a computer
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Smart phone
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code representing keyboard text characters
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ASCII
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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EBCDIC
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provides a unique number for each character for any language
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Unicode
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merging multiple digital services into one device
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Convergence
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an area of the computer that temporarily holds data before and after instructions
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RAM (random access memory)
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provides permanent storage for data and instructions
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ROM (read-only memory)
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semi-permanent storage for information that may change; (ex.) keeping the time and date when the computer is off
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CMOS
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