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| software installed with another program that generates advertising revenue for the programs creator by displaying targeted ads to the program's user |
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| a continuous wave signal (sound wave) that can traverse ordinary phone lines |
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| software that detects and removes spyware |
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| Antivirus software/virus protection software |
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| software that searches executable files for the sequences of characters that may cause harma nd disinfects the files by erasing or disabling those commands |
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| software that enables you to perform specific computer tasks, such as document production, spreadsheet calculations, database management, and presentation preparation. |
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| architecture/configuration |
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| the design and construction of a computer |
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| ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) |
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| The number system that personal computers use to represent character data |
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| the representation of data as 1 or 0 |
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| the unit of measurement for the speed of data transmission |
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| a wireless technology standard that allows electronic devices to use short range radio waves to communicate with one another or connect to the internet; the radio waves can be transmitted around corners and through walls. |
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| the set of events that occurs between the moment you turn on the computer and the moment you begin to use the computer |
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| the act of turning on the computer |
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| plastic-ended wires that attach a peripheral device to a computer port |
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| cache memory/RAM Cache/CPU Cache |
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| special high speed memory chips on the motherboard or cpu that store frequently accessed and recently accessed data and commands |
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| a removable circuit board that is inserted into a slot in the motherboard to expand the capabilities of the motherboard |
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| an optical storage device that can store 700 MB of data |
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| CD-R (compact disc recordable) |
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| a CD that on which you can record data with a laser that changes the reflectivity of a dye layer on the blank disk, creating dark spots on the disks surface that represent the data; once the data is recorded you cannot erase or modify it |
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| CD-ROM (compact disc read-only material) |
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| a CD that contains software or music when you purchase it, but you cannot record additional data on it |
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| CD-RW (compact disc rewriteable) |
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| a CD that you can recrod data as on CD-R and then delete or re record data on it as needed |
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| the medium such as telephone or coaxial cable over which a message is sent in data communications |
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| Characters per second (cps) |
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| the unit of measurement for the speed of dot matrix printers |
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| an integrated circuit embedded in semicondutor material |
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| a path along which an electric current travels |
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| a rigid piece of insulating material with circuits on it that control specific functions |
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| a computer networked to and dependent on a server |
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| a network with a server and computers dependent on the server |
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| simple drawings that are included as collections with many software packages |
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| the pulse of the processor measured in megahertz or gigahertz |
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| a type of input that instructs the computer how to process data |
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| Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory/semipermanent memory |
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| a chip installed on the motherboard powered by a battery whose content changes every time you add or remove hardware on your computer system and that is activated during the boot process so it can identify where essential software is sorted |
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| an electronic device that accepts input, processes data, displays output, and stores data for retrieval later |
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| a computer, its peripheral devices, and software |
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| controller card/expansion card/interface card |
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| a card that plugs into a slot on the motherboard and connects to a port to provide an electrical connection to a peripheral device |
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| CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor |
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| a monitor that uses gun like devices to direct beams of electrons toward the screen to activate dots of color to form an image |
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| the words numbers figures sounds and graphics that describe people events things and ideas |
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| the path between the microprocessor, RAM, and hte peripherals along which communication travels |
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| the transmission of data from one computer to another or to a peripheral device via a channel using a protocol |
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| a file created by a user, usually with software, such as a report that you write with a word processing program |
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| a collection of informationi stored on one or more computers organized in a uniform format of records and fields |
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| database management software |
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| software you use to collect and manage data |
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| a personal computer designed to sit compactly on a desk |
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| system software that handles the transmission protocol between a computer and its peripheral devices |
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| a stop start signal that your computer outputs |
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| a computer responsible for directing internet traffic |
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| document production software |
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| software such as word processing software, desktop publishing software, email editors, adn web authoring software, that assists you in writing and formatting documents, including changing the font and checking the spelling. |
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| a printer that transfers ink to paper by striking a ribbon with pins |
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| the distance between pixels on a monitor |
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| DSL (digital subscriber line) |
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| a high speed connection over phone lines |
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| a CPU that has two processors on the chip |
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| an optical storage device that can store up to 15.9 GB of data, was originally an acronym for digital video disc adn later digital versitile disc |
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| to copy and paste source data into a new file |
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| designed to fit the natural placement of the body to reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries |
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| a port used to connect computers in a LAN or sometimes directly to the internet; it allows for high speed data transmission |
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| a file thata contains the instructions that tell a computer how to perform a specific task, such as the files that are used during the boot process |
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| an electrical connector on the motherboard into which a card is plugged |
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| a piece of information in a record |
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| a named collection of stored data |
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| hardware or software that prevents other computers on the internet from accessing a computer or prevents a program on a computer from accessing the internet |
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| memory that is similar to ROM except that it can be written to more than once |
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| a small, portable cards encased in hard plastic to which data can be written and rewritten |
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| a lightweight monitor that takes up very little room on the desktop and uses LCD technology to create the image ont he screen |
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| a flat circle of magnetic oxide coated mylar enclosed in a hard plastic case that can store 1.44 MB of data |
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| 1,073,741,824 bytes or about one billion bytes |
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| one billion cycles per second |
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| Graphical user interface (GUI) |
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| a computer environment in which the user manipulates graphics, icons, and dialog boxes to execute commands |
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| Graphics cards/video display adapter/video card |
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| the card installed on the motherboard that controls the signals the computer sendss to the monitor |
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| a monitor that is capable of displaying graphics by dividing the screen into a matrix of panels |
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| software that allows you to create illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and charts |
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| a small computer designed to fit in the palm of your hand and that generally has fewer capabilities than personal computers |
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| a printed copy of computer output |
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| a magnetic storage device that contains several magnetic oxide covered metal platters that are usually sealed in a case inside the computer |
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| the physical components of a computer |
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| information management software |
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| software that keeps track of schedules, appointments, contats, and to do lists |
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| a wireless technology in which devices communicate with one another using infrared light waves; the devices must be positioned sot hat the infrared ports are pointed directly at one another |
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| a printer that sprays ink onto paper and produces output whose quality is comparable to that of a laser printer |
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| the data or instructions you type into the computer |
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| the flow of data from the microprocessor to memory to peripherals and back again. |
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| an instrument, such as a keyboard or a mouse, that you use to enter data and issue commands to the computer |
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| the seamless nature of OlE among some applications |
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| the most frequently used input device; consists of three major parts; the main keyboard the keypads and the function keys |
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| 1,024 bytes, or approximately one thousand bytes |
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| a printer that produces high quality output quickly and efficiently by transferring a temporary laser image onto paper with toner |
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| LCD (liquid crystal display) |
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| a display technology that creates images by manipulating light within a layer of liquid crystal |
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| to create a connection between source data and the copy in a new file; the copy in the new file is updated every time a change is made to the source data |
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| a network in which the computers and peripheral devices are located relatively close to each other, generally in the same building and are usually connected with cables |
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| to sign in with a user name and password before being able to use a computer |
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| a storage device that stores data as magnetized particles on mylar, a plastic, which is then coated on both sides with magnetic oxide |
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| a computer used by larger business and government agencies that provides centralized storage, processing, and management for large amounts of data |
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| a broad term that describes any program that is intended to cause harm or convey information to others without the owners permission |
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| 1,048,576 bytes, or about one million bytes |
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| one million cycles per second |
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| memory capacity/storage capacity |
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| the amount of data that the device can handle at any given time |
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| microprocessor/processor/central processing unit (CPU) |
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| a silicon chip located on the motherboard, that is responsible for executing instructions to process data |
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| MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) card |
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| a sound card used to record and playback musical data |
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| stands for modulator demodulator, a device that converts the digital signals from your computer into analog signals that can traverse ordinary phone lines, and then converts analog signals back into digital signals at the receiving computer |
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| the TV like peripheral device that displays the output from the computer |
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| the main circuit board of the computer on which processing tasks occur |
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| a pointing device that has a rolling ball on its underside and two or more buttons for clicking commands; you control the movement of the pointer by moving the entire mouse around on your desk |
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| a hand-held computer that is used primarily to play and store music, but that can also be used to watch digital movies and television shows |
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| multimedia authoring software |
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| software that allows you to record digital sound files, video files, and animations that can be included in presentations and other documents |
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| two or more computers that share data and resources and which are connected to each other and to peripheral devices |
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| network interface card (NIC) |
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| the card in a computer on a network that creates a communications channel between the computer and the network. |
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| software that establishes the communications protocols that will be observed on the network and controls the traffic flow as data travels throughout the network. |
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| any device connected to a network |
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| notebook computer/laptop computer |
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| a small, lightweight computer designed for protability |
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| object linking and embedding (OLE) |
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| the ability to use data created in one application in a file created by another application |
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| an operating system that provides a graphical user interface, such as microsoft windows and the mac os |
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| software that allocates system resources, manages storage space, maintains security, detects equipment failures, and controls basic input and output |
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| a polycarbonate disk coated with a reflective metal on which data is recorded using laser technology as a trail of tiny pits or dark spots int eh surface of the disk; the data that these pits or spots represent can then be read with a beam of laser light |
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| the result of the computer processing input |
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| a device, such as a monitor or printer that displays output |
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| the unit of measurement for the speed of laser and inkjet printers |
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| a port that transmits data eight bits at a time |
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| PDA (personal digital assistant) |
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| a hand held computer that is generally used to maintain an electronic appointment book, address book, calculator, and notepad |
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| a network in which all the computers essentially are equal, and programs and data are distributed among them |
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| the components of a computer that accomplish its input, output and storage functions |
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| personal area network (pan) |
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| a network in which two or more devices communicate directly with each other |
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| a computer typically used by a single user in the home or office for general computer tasks such as word processing, working with photographs or graphics, email and internet access |
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| to break into a dns server and redirect any attempts to access a particular web site to a spoofed site |
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| to send emails to customers or potential customers of a legitimate website asking them to click a link in the email and then verify their personal information that link leads to a spoofed site |
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| software that allows you to manipulate digital photos |
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| one of the small dots in a matrix into which a graphics display is divided |
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| a small arrow or other symbol on the screen controlled by a pointing device |
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| a device such as a mouse or trackball, that controls the pointer |
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| a small eraser like device embedded among the typing keys on a notebook computer that you push up left, right or down to move the pointer; buttons for clicking commands are located in front of the spacebar |
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| the interface between a cable and a controller card |
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| portable computer card (PC card) |
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| a credit card sized card that plugs directly into a slot in a notebook computer and that can contain additional RAM, a fax modem, or a hard disk driver similar to a flash storage device |
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| software that allows you to dispaly or project graphics and other information before a group, print them for quick reference, or transmit them to remote computers |
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| the peripheral computer component that produces a hard copy of the text or graphics processed by the computer |
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| to modify data in a computer |
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| a list of instructions that the computer uses to perform a specific task |
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| software used to write computer instructions |
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| the set of rules that establishes the orderly transfer of data between the sender and the receiver in data communications |
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| Random access memory (RAM)/volatile memory/temporary memory |
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| chips on cards plugged into the motherboard that temporarily hold programs and data while the computer is turned on |
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| Read only memory (ROM)/nonvolatile memory/permanent memory |
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| a chip on the motherboard that is prerecorded with and permanately stores the set of instructions that the computer uses when you turn it on |
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| the computer or peripheral at the message's destination in data communications |
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| a collection of data items in a database |
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| the number of pixels that a monitor displays |
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| a device that controls traffic between network components and usually has a built in firewall |
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| a device that transfers the content on a piece of paper into memory |
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| the diagonal measurement from one corner of the screen to the other |
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| a wheel on the mouse that you roll to scroll on the page |
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| SCSI (small computer system interface) port |
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| a port that provides an interface for one or more peripheral devices at the same port |
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| the steps a comptuer owner takes to prevent unauthorized use of or damage to the computer |
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| the computer that originates the message in a data communications |
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| a port that transmits data one bit at a time |
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| a computer on a network that acts as the central storage location for programs and provides mass storage for most of the data used on the network |
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| a CPU with one processor on the chip |
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| the intangible components of a computer system, particularly the programs that the computer needs to perform a specific task |
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| the file from which data is copied or linked into another file |
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| the technical details about a hardware component |
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| the feature in document production software that helps you avoid typographical and grammatical errors |
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| to create a website that looks exactly like another legitimate site on the web but steals the information people enter |
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| software that helps you analyze numerical data |
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| software that track a computer users internet usage and sends this data back to the company or person that created it, usually without the computer user's permission or knowledge |
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| a personal computer that is not connected to a network |
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| a string of at least eight characters of upper and lower case letters and numbers |
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| the largest and fastest type of computer used by large corporations and government agencies for processing a tremendous volume of data |
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| synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) |
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| RAM that is synchronized with the CPU to allow faster access to its contents |
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| any part of the computer system, including memory storage device and the microprocessor that can be used by a computer program |
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| a collection of programs and data that helps the computer carry out its basic operating tasks |
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| a computer designed for portability that includes the capability of recognizing ordinary handwriting on teh screen |
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| a magnetic storage media that provides inexpensive archival storage for large quantities of data |
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| the transmission of data over a comparatively long distance using a phone line |
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| 1,024 GB or approximately one trillion bytes |
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| a computer connected to a network that uses mainframes as a server it has a keyboard for input and a monitor for output, but processes little or no data on its own |
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| a personal computer, workstation, or server that uses special software to imitate a terminal so that it can communicate with a mainframe or super computer for complex data processing |
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| a powdery substance used by laser printers to transfer a laser image onto paper |
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| a touch-sensitive device on a laptop computer that you drag your finger over to control the pointer; buttons for clicking commands are located in front of the touch pad |
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| a pointing device with a rolling ball on the top side and buttons for clicking commands; you control the movement of the pointer by moving the ball |
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| USB (universal serial bus) port |
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| a high speed port to which you connect a device with a USB connector to have the computer recognize the device and allow you to use it immediately |
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| a small rectangular plug attached to a peripheral device and that you connect to a USB port |
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| USB flash storage device /USB drive/Flash drive |
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| a popular type of flash memory |
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| a type of system software that augments the operating system by taking over some of its responsibility for allocating hardware resources |
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| space ont he computers storage deices that simulates additional RAM |
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| a harmful program that instructs a computer to perform destructive activities, such as erasing a disk drive; variants are called worms and trojan horses |
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| Web site creation and management software |
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| software that allows you to create and manage web sties and to see what the web pages will look like as you create them |
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| a network that connects one or more LAN |
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| WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) |
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| a standard of wireless communication defined by the IEEE that allows computers to communicate wirelessly over many miles; signals are transmitted from WiMAX towers to a WiMAX receiver in a device |
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| the term created by the nonprofit wifi alliance to describe networks connected using a standard radio frequency established by the institute of electrical and electronics engineers |
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| Wireless local area network (WLAN) |
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| a LAN connected using high frequency radio waves rather than cables |
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| the amount of data that is processed by a microprocessor at one time |
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| in spreadsheet software, a grid composed of columns and rows that create cells at their intersection; you type data and formulas into cells |
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| a computer that is connected to the network |
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