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Resources

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Materials that are Available

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Sharing Economy

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A Rental Service of Things People Already Own (Like Uber)

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Scenario

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An Action that Affects Others

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Stakeholder

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People Who Have an Interest in or are Affected by a Scenario

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Constant

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A Value that Cannot be Altered While Code is Running

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Wi-Fi Bands

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2.4GHz - 5GHz

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Bandwidth

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The Amount of Data Transferred in a Given Amount of Time

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Back Ups

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A Copy of a Computer System’s Files

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Defragmentation

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Piecing Split Files (that are on a Disk) Back Together

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Operating System (OS)

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A platform that Multi-tasks by managing Open Applications and Resources

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Embedded Systems

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A Computer Built into Another Device

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Computer

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A Machine Which Processes Data

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Volatile

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Temporary Memory

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Clock Speed

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Number of Processes per Second for a Single Processor Core

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Read Only Memory (ROM)

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Non-volatile Permanent Memory

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Random Access Memory (RAM)

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High Speed Volatile Memory

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Virtual Memory

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Secondary Storage for the CPU

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Device Driver

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Used to Communicate With the Hardware

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Raw Materials

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Materials Gathered in it’s Natural Form

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Subscription Service

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A Termly Subscription to Receive a Service

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New Technology

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Technology that is Modern and Up to date

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Wireless

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Cheaper than Wired

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Wired

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Faster and More Reliable than Wireless

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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Network of LANs Over a Wide Geographical Area

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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Network of Computers Over a Small Geographical Area

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Software

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Coded Components

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Hardware

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Mechanical Components

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