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CSCI 101 Flashcards

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Hardware

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The physical components of a computer

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Software

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The programs that computers implement to complete tasks

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Experience

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Combining hardware and software determines how humans interact with the non-physical information-based world

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Recorded

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Information is taken from the real world and digitized

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Virtual

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Computers emulate the world around us

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Artificial

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Experiences that have been invented and only exist in the context of computers

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Source Content

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Information managed by commercial operations

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Social Content

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Information created by visitors to the site

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Abstract

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Pull the basic idea, concept, or process from some information or a situation

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Generalize

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Express an idea, concept, or process that applies to many situations

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Mnemonic

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Memory tool, typically involves using the initials of words to create a name

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Feedback

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Any indication that a computer is working or has completed a request

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Consistent interface

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Different programs have similar functionality and layouts

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New Instance

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Creates a “blank” instance of the program application, building a structure for new information

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Exploration

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Use intuitive computing features to work with new software

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Reproduction

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Creating a digital copy of digital information gives exact results

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Copy/Paste/Edit

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Can save time when formatting digital information

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Source Value

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Original information

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Target Value

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Desired information, sometimes requires editing the copied information

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Find/Replace

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Helps when making consistent changes in large files

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Metaphor

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An icon or image used as representative or symbolic of a computation

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Touch Metaphor

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Users interact with content on touch-sensitive displays

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Synchronous

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Both sender and receiver are active at the same time

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Asynchronous

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Sending and receiving happened at different times

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Broadcast

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One sender connects to many receivers

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Multicast

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One sender connects to a specific group of receivers

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Point-To-Point

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One sender connects to one receiver

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Web Server

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Computer designed to store and send web page information

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Internet Protocol Address

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A series of 4 unique 3 digit numbers used to identify the location of a specific computer

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Domain

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A related group of networked computers

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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet PRotocol

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Process that sends information through the internet

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IP Packets

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hold one unit of information, the destination IP address, and their sequence number

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Wide Area Networks (WAN

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A collection of computers which are geographically far from each other

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A Local Are Networks (LAN)

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Connection of computers close by with a related purpose using a system called an Ethernet

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Builds the structure and organizes the content of a web page

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Attributes

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Can be added to a tag to give the element a special feature

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Public Domain Images

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Are any image where the copyright has expired, been forfeited or doesn’t apply

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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

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Applies different style choices to websites using tags

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Embedded Styling

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Applies to the whole document

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Inline Styling

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Only applies to a specific object or group of text

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Hyperlinks

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Are in-line links to other webpages which are created a <a></a> tag called an anchor tag

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Anchor Text

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The phrase that the user will clock to go to the linked webpage

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Hyperlink Reference

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The URL of the webpage being linked to

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Absolute References

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Contain an entire URL linking to an outside webpage

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Relative References

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Contain a partial URL and links to a page contained at the same server location

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