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20 Cards in this Set
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Define computer system
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an integrated collection of hardware and software components
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Define Hardware
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the electronics inside a computer
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Define Software
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programs that tell the hardware what to do
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Define embedded systems
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computer systems that are embedded within other objects
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Define users
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humans that directly use the computer system
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Define personal computer
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computer systems that are limited to one user at a time
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Define workstations
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Computer systems that can support multiple simultaneous computer systems
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Define Program
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a step-by-step set of instructions
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Define Operating system
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A collection of programs that interact directly with the computer’s hardware
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Define Applications
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Programs designed to perform useful tasks for humans.
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What serves as a bridge between hardware and applications?
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Operating System
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Define platform
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The combination of an operating system and a particular type of CPU
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Software typically works on how many platforms?
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One
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How many platforms does Java run on without change?
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multiple
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What are the 2 types of user interface?
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Graphical User Interface or GUI and Text-based Interface
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What are the common components of a GUI?
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Buttons
Menus Popup menus Text areas |
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What are dialog boxes?
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display information to the user and/or accept input from the user.
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What does a file dialog box or file dialog do?
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allows the user to choose a file
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Where and when were GUI's first developed?
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1970s at Xerox Corporation’s Palo Alto Research Center
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What happened in the1970s at Xerox Corporation’s Palo Alto Research Center
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first Graphical user interface
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