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| SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE USERS NEED, IT PREFORMS A SPACIFIC TASK |
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| A COMPACT DISK THAT READS ONLY MEMORY |
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–Channel: the media that carries or
transports the message. (telephone
wire, coaxial cable, microwave
signal, or fiber optic)
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| An electronic device that receives data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result(output |
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| the “boss” and coordinates all of the CPU’s activities. |
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| the brains of the computer. |
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• information entered into the
computer to be processed, which
consists of the following:
–Text, numbers, sounds, and images
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| designed to be used on a desktop |
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| Gives a printed image in a pattern (matrix) of tiny ink dots |
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| The science of designing equipment for a comfortable and safe working environment |
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| A DOCUMENT STORED ON A DISK |
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| THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WHERE THE DATA AND SOFTWARE FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORK COMPUTERS ARE STORED |
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| used to store data inside of the computer. |
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| the tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched such as: |
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| INFORMATION PROCCESSING UNIT |
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| THE INTERACTIONS OF HUMANS AND COMPUTER THAT CONSISTS OF INPUT, OUTPUT, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING |
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–Better quality of printed document
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| ENTERING DATA INTO A COMPUTER |
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| INPUT, PROCCESSING, OUTPUT, AND STORAGE |
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| designed to be small enough and light enough to be used on your lap. |
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–Best quality of printed
documents
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| computers connected together in a relatively close location such as in the same building or department. |
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| used by business and government to process large amounts of information |
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| allows you to use your computer to communicate with other computers. |
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| when computers are connected to other computers |
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| designed to be used on a desktop but still small enough to be portable. |
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| DISPLAYS THE RESULT OF PROCCESSING |
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| a handheld device that is often used in conjunction with a desktop or other PC. |
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| smaller and less powerful than the other types of computers |
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| the rules that govern the orderly transfer of the data sent. |
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| memory on the motherboard that is short term; where data, information, and program instructions are stored temporarily on a RAM chip or a set of RAM chips. |
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| the computer receiving the message. |
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| memory on the motherboard that is long term; where the specific instructions that are needed for the computer to operate are stored. |
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| the computer that is sending the message. |
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