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IS Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Surfing the web

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Activity of using links to explore the web

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Server

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A computer that provide services to other computers on a network

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Operating system

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A sets of program that coordinates all the activities among computer or mobile device hardware

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Webpage

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Each electronic document on the web; can contain text, graphics, audio, and video

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Computer

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Operate under a set of instructions stored as memory, put data into the system, process under specific instructions, produce information from the input, store information for future use

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Resources

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Hardware, software, data, and information

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Loads

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The process of copying software from storage to memory

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Storage media

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USB, hard disks, memory cards, optical discs

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Digital divide

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Gap between those with and without technology

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Storage device

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Device that records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media

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Game console

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Gaming devices designed for single or multiple players

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Hot spot

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A wireless network that provides Internet connections to mobile computers and devices

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Target

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Destination location on a storage device

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Pinch

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Touch gesture in which a user moves two fingers together

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Text Message

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A short note, typically fewer than 300 characters, sent to or from a smartphone or other mobile device.

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Wiki

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A collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the content via their browser

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Stretch

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Touch gesture in which user moves two fingers apart

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Mobile user

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Anyone who use computer and mobile devices while away from a main office, home, or school

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Streaming

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The process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows user to access and use a file while it is transmitting

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Small/Home Office User

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Employees of companies with fewer than 50 employees and the self-employed who work from home

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Hard Disk

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Storage device that includes one or more inflexible circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information

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Online

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A state of a computer or device being connected to a network

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Website

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a collection of related webpages and associated items stored on a web server

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User Interface

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Portion of software that controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen

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Passphrase

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Similar to a password; several words separated by spaces

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Web

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A worldwide collection of electronic documents; short for World Wide Web

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Source

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Original location on a storage device

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Bluetooth

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Wireless communication technology that uses short-range radio signals to transmit data between two Bluetooth-enabled computers or devices

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Video Message

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A short video clip, usually about 30 seconds, sent to or from a smartphone or other mobile device

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Convergence

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Trends of computers and devices with technologies that overlap

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Memory Card

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No bigger 1.5 inches in height or width

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Podcast

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Recorded media that users can download or stream to a computer or portable media player

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CAM

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Computer-aided Manufacturing

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Neural Network

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A system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the human brain

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Power User

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User who requires the capabilities of a powerful computer

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Camera Phone

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A phone that can send picture messages

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Solid-State Drive

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A storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data, instructions, and information, and that contains non moving parts.

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