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Part 2 Flashcards

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It is also known as a scanner. It copies or reproduces text as well as images. These devices record the light and dark areas as well as color of the scanned document.

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OPTICAL SCANNERS

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It is a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers.

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COMMUNICATION DEVICES

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It is the most common and slowest expansion bus.

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INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE (ISA)

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It is IBM’s GUI multitasking client operating system that supports networking, Java, the Internet, and speech recognition.

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OS/2 Warp client

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It is copyrighted software that is distributed free for a trial period.

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Shareware

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Also known as data bus or simply bus—connects the parts of the CPU to each other.

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Bus line

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It is the “brains” of the computer system.

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MICROPROCESSOR

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It is the “brains” of the computer system.

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MICROPROCESSOR

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It fold or roll up for easy packing or storage. They are designed to provide mobile users with a fullsized keyboard with minimal storage requirements.

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FLEXIBLE KEYBOARDS –

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It was the first operating system with preemptive multitasking, and was designed to work efficiently in a secure, centrally administered computer network.

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UNIX

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It means the output is in a form that can be physically touched.

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Hardcopy

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It means the output is in a form that can be physically touched.

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Hardcopy

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It is a type of memory on which instruction have been prerecorded.

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Read only memory

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It is a utility that (1) detects and corrects both physical and logical problems on a hard disk or floppy disk and (2) searches for and removes unnecessary files.

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Disk scanner

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It is software provided at no cost to a user by an individual or a company.

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Freeware

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It is an electronic device that performs four basic operations: input, processing, output, and storage.

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Computer

17
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It is also called a bar code scanner, they contain photoelectric cells that scan or read bar codes, or the vertical zebra-striped marks printed on product containers.

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Barcode reader

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It is a high-speed expansion bus that connects higher speed devices such as hard disks.

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PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECTED (PCI)

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It sometimes called a network interface card (NIC), is an adapter card, PC Card, or flash card that enables the computer or device to access a network.

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NETWORK CARDS

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It is Microsoft’s fastest, most reliable Windows operating system yet, providing quicker startup, better performance, and a new, simplified visual look.

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Window xp

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A hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers

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• COMPUTER

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It used to connect external devices that need to send or receive a lot of data over a short distance.

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• PARALLEL PORTS

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It is a collection of related components that have been designed to work together smoothly.

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Computer system

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It is also known as internal modems, these cards allow distant computers to communicate with one another by converting electronic signals from within the system unit into electronic signals that can travel over telephone lines and other types of connections.

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• MODEM CARDS

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It is used to connect a mouse, keyboard, modem, and many other devices to the system unit.

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Serial ports

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It is used to connect a mouse, keyboard, modem, and many other devices to the system unit.

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Serial ports

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It is the representation of characters as 0s and 1s, or “off and “on” electrical states, in a computer.

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• CODING SCHEMES

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It is a socket for external devices to connect to the system unit

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Port

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A Microsoft first operating system provided a character based interface which commands are typed or selected from menus.

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DOS) DISK OPERATING SYSTEM

30
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It is similar to traditional keyboards. The keyboard arrangement is not rectangular and a palm rest is provided. They are designed specifically to alleviate wrist strain associated with the repetitive movements of typing. It enables the user’s hands to remain positioned correctly on the keyboard while reducing bending and strain.

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Ergonomic keyboards

31
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A ports that are gradually replacing serial and parallel ports.

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• UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) PORTS

32
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It tells the rest of the computer system how to carry out a program’s instructions.

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The central unit

Living In The IT Era (2 decks)

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