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MEDLIT L2.1 Flashcards

Media and information literature Pre industrial age Industrial age

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When is the Pre-Industrial Age

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Before 1700’s

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Are a type of parietal art found on the wall of ceilings of caves.

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Cave paintings (52,000 BC)

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People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper, and iron.

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Pre-industrial age

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Cave paintings were created by mixing together ?

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different colored rocks, charcoal, animal blood, and berries.

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These ingredients would then be ground up into a paste by???

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melting them over a fire.

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A liberal application of ___ and ____ would then be added to make the paste nice and gloopy.

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spit or animal fat

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-In archeology, the term “Parietal art” can also referred to as ____

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Cave art

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is used to denote any prehistoric art found on cave walls.

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Parietal art

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The ancient Egyptians used the distinctive script known today as ___

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Hieroglyphs

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all forms of engraved rock art are called?

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Petroglyphs

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is a reed that grows in marshy areas around the Nile river.

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Papyrus plant (2500 BC)

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Hieroglyphs is use called ____ in greek

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Sacred words

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Mesopotamian scribes recorded daily events, trade, astronomy and literature on ___

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Clay tablets (2400 BC)

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were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb and temple walls, and used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use.

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Hieroglyphs

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was used by people throughout the ancient Near East to write several different languages.

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Cuneiform

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is one of the oldest forms of writing known

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Cuneiform

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It means ______ ,because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet.

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“wedge-shaped”

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The telegraph of ancient Rome.

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Acta Diurna (130 BC)

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A daily Roman official notices carved on stone or metal presented in message boards in public.

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Acta Diurna

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First Daily Gazette, is Presented on Message Boards in Public Places

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Acta Diurna

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The earliest and oldest newspaper in the world.

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Dibao in China (2nd Century)

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used as media for regulation and circulation of government’s official reports and announcements to masses.

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Dibao

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type of publication issued by central and local governments in imperial China. They have been called “palace reports” or “imperial bulletins”.

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Dibao

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are folding books written by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.

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Codex in the Mayan region (5th Century)

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The paper was made from the inner bark of a _____

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wild fig tree

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On folded paper manuscripts called _____, they devised calendars, calculated the movement of planets and stars, and recorded historical and religious information.

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codices

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A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.

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Printing press using wooden blocks (220 AD)

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People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books, through the printing press).

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Industrial Age (1700s-1930’s)

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One of the official journals of record of the British government
Oldest surviving English newspaper
Oldest continuously published newspaper in the UK

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Newspaper - The London Gazette(1640)

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-A machine that has keys that are pressed in order to print letters, numbers, or other symbols onto paper.

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Typewriter (1800)

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A long distance transmission of textual messages where the senders uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.

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Telegraph (1830)

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The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1878 by

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Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule

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Is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer’s movable type.

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Typewriter

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Telegraph is developed by

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Samuel Morse

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A telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.

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Telephone (1876)

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is a communication system that sends information by making and breaking an electrical connection.

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Telegraph

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Punch cards is originally invented by

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Herman Hollerith.

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Telephone is invented by

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Alexander Grahambell

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Data is stored on the card by punching holes, which represent letters or numbers, in specific column locations that relate to the information being recorded.

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Punch cards (1890)

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Was first used for vital statistics tabulation by the New York City Board of Health.

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PUNCH CARDS

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One of the oldest of modern imaging technologies.

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Motion picture photography/projection (1890)

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is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.

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Printing press for mass production (19th Century)

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When the still pictures are projected progressively and rapidly onto a screen, the eye perceives a motion, hence they become a motion picture.

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Motion picture photography/projection (1890)

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based on the phenomenon that the human brain will perceive an illusion of continuous movement from a succession of still images

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Motion-picture photography

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Also called film or movie, series of still photographs on film, projected in rapid succession onto a screen by means of light.

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Commercial motion picture

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First motion picture with a synchronized soundtrack was entitled ___ THAT IS DIRECTED BY WHO?

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“Don Juan”, directed by Alan Crosland.

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Vitaphone sound system by Warner Brothers

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Motion picture with sound
(1926)

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The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers.

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Electronic Age (1930s-1980s)

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a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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Television(1927)

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The “televisor” which produces the picture uses a spinning metal disk with a series of holes in it, called a

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Nipkow disk

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The “televisor” which produces the picture uses a spinning metal disk with a series of holes in it, called a

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Nipkow disk

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This kind of television sets eventually began to replace mechanical systems.

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Electronic Television (1927)

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With better picture quality, no noise, a more compact size, and fewer visual limitations, the electronic system was far superior to its predecessor and rapidly improving.

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Electronic Television (1927)

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was the result of a U.S. government-funded project during World War I to build an electronic computer that could be programmed.

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ENIAC

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What does ENIAC means?

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

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The American military sponsored ENIAC research because it needed a computer for ______, the settings used for different weapons under varied conditions for target accuracy.

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calculating artillery-firing tables

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was the first commercial computer.

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The UNIVAC I - 1951

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It was designed principally by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the inventors of the ENIAC.

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The UNIVAC -1

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was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer design for business application produced in the United States.

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The UNIVAC-1

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What does UNIVAC means

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UNIVersal Automatic Computer)

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a computer constructed by Maurice Wilkes and his team. EDSAC was the second electronic digital stored program computer to go into regular service.

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Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (EDSAC)

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large-scale electronic calculating machine in which ultrasonic delay units are used for storage of orders and numbers.

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EDSAC

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What does EDSAC means

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Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (EDSAC)

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A small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuitry

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Transistor 1954

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was the first practical transistor radio made in any significant numbers by Texas Instruments.

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Regency TR-1

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a miniature device that is used to control or regulate the flow of electronic signals.

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Transistor

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type of semiconductor device that can be used to conduct and insulate electric current or voltage.

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Transistor

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type of semiconductor device that can be used to conduct and insulate electric current or voltage.

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Transistor

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uses light to project an enlarged image on a screen, allowing the view of a small document or picture to be shared with a large audience.

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Projector

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uses light to project an enlarged image on a screen, allowing the view of a small document or picture to be shared with a large audience.

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Projector

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a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface.

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LCD PROJECTOR

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An early programmable calculator

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HP 9I00 A (1968)

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First commercially successful personal computer.

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Altair 8800 (1975)

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This computer was originally a do-it-yourself kit which didn’t even come with a case. Even so, as the first all-in-one microcomputer that, once hooked up to a keyboard and monitor, didn’t require extra circuitry to display text, it was a giant step forward over the competition.

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Apple 1

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The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network.

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Information Age (1900’s - 2000’s)

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A software application for accessing information on the World Wide Web

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Web browser

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Was a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft.

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Internet Explorer

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the web browser that popularized the World
Wide Web and the Internet. Invented by Marc Andreesen and his team.

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Mosaic

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A regularly updated website or web page, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

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Webpage

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A social structure made up of a set of social actors sets of dyadic ties and other social interactions

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Social Network

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Microblogging

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social media sites to which a user makes short, frequent posts

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a recording of a motion picture or television program for playing through a television set or gadget.

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Video

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A technology that superimposes a computer generated image on a user’s view of the real world, thus providing a composite view

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Augmented reality

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An experience taking place within simulated and immersive environments that can be similar from the real world

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Virtual Reality

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A face to face conversation held over the Internet by means of webcams and dedicated software.

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Video chat

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A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

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Search Engine

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A computer designed to be easily moved from one place to another and included a display and keyboard.

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Portable computer

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A computer designed to be easily moved from one place to another and included a display and keyboard.

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Portable computer

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Are smart electronic devices that can be incorporated into clothing or worn on the body as accessories.

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Wearable technology

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Are smart electronic devices that can be incorporated into clothing or worn on the body as accessories.

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Wearable technology

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Speed data collection and dataflow management

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Big data

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