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| microprocessor for use by an individual, as in an office or at home or school. |
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a system (software and suitable computer hardware) that responds to
requests across a computer network, web server, email server |
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| A portable computer small enough to use on one's lap. |
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A general-purpose computer contained in a single panel. Its distinguishing
characteristic is the use of a touch screen as the input device. |
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| complex computer systems specialized for game playing. |
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| Other programmable digital device |
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an electronic device, as a calculator or telephone, that can be programmed to
perform specific tasks. |
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| keyboard, mouse, sensors, touch screen, microphone, scanner, digital camera |
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| printers (inkjet, laser, impact), speakers, force feedback devices, actuators, screens, projectors, robot arms, other control devices |
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| solid state, optical media, magnetic media. Store Data when power is off. |
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| both input and output functionality, all in one printer |
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| automated technology system |
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| hardware components and software can be combined to form an automated technology system (self-service checkout, production line) |
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| devices that capture data for automated systems |
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| barcode readers, magnetic strip readers, optical character readers (OCR), optical mark readers (OMR) and radio frequency identification systems (RFID) |
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an electronic device for reading printed
barcodes. Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens and a light |
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| Used to read the data stored on the back of a bank card / usually swiped accross the read head. |
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| optical mark readers (OMR) |
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| E.g. Lottery ticket reader. Boxes are shaded and light / dark reads converted to data. |
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| radio frequency identification systems (RFID) |
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wireless non-contact use of radio-
frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data, small chip on any item. |
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| optical character readers (OCR) |
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device enabling letters, numbers, or
other characters usually printed on paper to be optically scanned and input to a computer |
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| type of motor for moving or controlling a mechanism or system, robot arm |
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| Storage with no moving parts, on a chip, flash memory |
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| CD, CDROM, CD RW, DVD, DVD RW |
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| Hard Disk Drive, internal or external. |
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| 8 bits, measurement of capacity of CD/DVD/HDD/RAM/Flash |
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| A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data on a very small chip |
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| Used to scan text into editable characters. |
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| Example - lottery tickets. |
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| Eg.g Steering wheel on a games console game. Real experience |
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| Sensors activated to perform a particular task, e.g. turn lights on, heat water. |
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