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| [compact disc read-only memory] is a type of optical disc that users can read but not write on record or erase- hence, the name read-only. A typical CD-ROM holds from 650 MB to GB of data, instructions, and information. |
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| [compact disc-recordable] is an optical disc onto which you can record your own items such as text, graphics, and audio. With CD-R. you can write on part of the disc at one time & another part a later time. |
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| [compact disc-rewriteable] is an erasble optical disc you can write on multiple times. A CD-RW overcomes the major disadvantaged of CD-R disc, which is that you can write on them only one. |
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| [digital versatile disc read-only memory] is a very high capacity optical disc capable of storing from 4.7 GB --five more spaces enough to hold a telephone book containing every resident in the USA. |
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| Is a magnetically cooled ribbon of plastic housed & taped cartridge capable of storing large amounts of data, & information at a low cost. |
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| Miniature Mobile Storage Media |
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| are renewable media usually in the form of flash memory card, USB flash drive, or a smart card. |
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| are solid-state media, which means they consist entirely of electronics [chips,wires,ect] and contain no moving parts. Common types of flash memory include compact flash [CF], Secure Digital [SD], Picture Card, & Memory Stick. |
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| sometimes called a pen drive or thumb drive, is a flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port on a computer or mobile device. Capacities typically renage from 32 MB to 64 GB. |
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| which is similar in size to a credit card or ATM card, stores data onm a thin Microprocessor embedded in the car. |
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| is a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers. A widely used communication device is the telephone or the modem. |
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| it basically is any type of computer information that can be stored and used. |
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| consists of programs to control the operations of computer equipment. |
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| tells the computer how to program the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data. |
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| consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks. |
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| is used to create, edit, format, and print documents. A key advantage of word processing software is that users easily can make changes in documents, such as correcting spelling; changing margins; and adding, deleting or relocating entire paragraphs. |
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| Electronic Spreadsheet Software |
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| allows the user to add, subtract, and perform user-defined calculations on rows and columns of numbers. These numbers can be changed and the spreadsheet quickly recalculates the new results. |
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| allows the user to enter, retrieve, and update data in unorganized efficient manner. |
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| Presentation Graphics Software |
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| allows the user to create size for use in a presentation to a group. Using special projecting devices, the sides are projected directly from the computer. |
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| a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and Tran missionary media. |
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| Is when a computer connects to a network. |
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