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Unit Vocab Flashcards

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Hardware

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The machines, wiring, and other physical, components of a computer or other electronic system

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Computer

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An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.

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Memory

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A physical device. Capable of storing information temporarily (ram) or permanently (rom).

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Storage

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The technology that is capable of storing data that is coming to it and can let the CPU access that data

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Peripheral device

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Defined as a auxiliary device that is not critical to the computers function but still works and communicates to the computer.

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Input device

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Used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer.
Ex keyboard and mouse.

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Output device

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Is any device used to Send data from a computer to another device or user.

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Processing device

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Is a any device in a computer that cam take data coming in and spit something back out that is different According to its program. Ex CPU and GPU.

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Storage device

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A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.

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CPU

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Means central processing unit. It is the brains of the computer

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Types of CPU

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Intel’s core series

AMD’s ryzen or fx series

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Optical drive

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Reads, writes and stores data on and off a optical disk. Ex DVD and CD-ROM and blu ray.

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Router

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A networking adapter that forwards data between computer networks.

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Server

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A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network

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Modem

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A combined device for modulation and demodulation. Example, digital data of a computer and the analog signal of a telephone

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Operating system

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The software hat supports a computers most basic functions. Examples, executing applications and controlling peripherals

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Application software

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Aka the end user software, that include things like word processing

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Internet

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A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols

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World Wide Web

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An information system on the internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another

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Web 2.0

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The second stage of development of the www, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user generated content and the growth of social media.

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Network

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A set of computers connected together for the purpose of sharing resources

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Http

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It is the underlying protocol used by the www and it define how massages are formatted

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HTML

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Hyper text markup language. A standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphics, and hyperlink effects on the www pages

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Activex

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Allows internet explorer to load other applications in the browser.

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Cookies

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A text file that I stored in the user’s computer ether temporarily or permanently and lis a way for the website to recognize you and keep track of you

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Home page

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The introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents for the site.

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Pop up ads

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A form of advertising.

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Collaboration sites

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The backbone of blogs and social media sites

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Digital literacy

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The ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information.

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Search engine

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A program that searches for and identifies items in a data base that corresponds to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the www

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Web browser

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A software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the www

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Boolean operators

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They are simple words used as conjunctions to combine of exclude keywords

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Ranking based search engine

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Ranking based search engine refers to positions at which a particular site appears in the results of a search engine query

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Link list

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An order set of data elements, each containing a link to its successor.

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Keywords

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A word used in a text search.

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E communication

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It includes transfers of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any mature transmitted in whole.

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Real time communication

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Communication in real time

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VOIP

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Voice over internet protocol is a category or hardware and software that enables people to used internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls.

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SMS

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Short massage service is a text massaging service component of most telephone, www, and mobile telephone systems.

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IMS

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Instant massage is a massage that is sent to a person and immediately pops up on that person’s screen.

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MMS

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A massage that can send a image or photo.

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Email

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Massages distributed by electronic means.

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Username

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The name of a person that has access to a computer.

44
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ISP

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Short for internet service provider

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Domain

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Within the internet, domains are defined as the IP address

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Cc

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Means carbon copy and means that is a copy or a not sent to an addressee other than the main addressee.

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Bcc

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Means bind carbon copy.

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Attachment

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A attached file on the massage that can be in the form in a image

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Spamming

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To send the same massage multiple times.

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Trolling

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To make an insult to some one on the internet.

51
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Social engineering

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The use of centralized planning in attempt to manage social change.

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URL

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Th address of a www page.

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Data

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Symbols on which operations are preformed by a computer

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Aggregate

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To gather or collect or assemble.

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Aggregate

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Date combined from several measurements

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Word processing software.

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An electronic device, and or computer software application that performs the task of composing, editing, formatting, and printing of a document

57
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Presentation software

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A template based software that allows the user to make professional looking presentation.

58
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Spreadsheet software.

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An interactive computer application that allow the user to organize, analyze, and store data in tabular form.

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Authority

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The delegation of authority over a computer system.

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Hertz

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The number of hertz (Hz) equals the number of cycles per second.

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Gigahertz

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The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, is measured in gigahertz or 1 billion cycles per second.

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Bit

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Binary digit, a 0 or a 1 in binary code

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Byte

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A group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit

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Kilobyte

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About a thousand bytes

65
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Megabyte

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About a million bytes

66
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Gigabyte

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About a billion bytes

67
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Terabyte

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About a trillion bytes

68
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Functions of a computer
o   Receives input
o   Produces output
o   Processes information
o   Stores information
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This refers to the Von Neumann Architecture which is centered on the following four principal components:

69
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Tasks that cannot be accomplished by a computer (Examples)

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Some tasks can be easily completed by a computer (sorting lists, searching for information quickly, large calculations) while other tasks cannot (manufacturing a car, making a sandwich, etc.)

Some tasks computers cannot do:
Empathy: It means discerning what another person is thinking and feeling, and responding appropriately. It’s key for organizations looking to create complete and meaningful experiences for customers.
Collaborating: The world is doing ever more of its work in teams. We form, exchange, improve, accept and reject ideas, and we improve our collective performance, through deeply human interpersonal processes that may happen even without our knowing it.
Storytelling: It may not be rational, but we humans find stories more compelling and persuasive than mere facts. Yet we aren’t moved by a story unless we can evaluate the teller, decide whether he or she is trustworthy, and gauge the true passion that he or she brings to it. We didn’t evolve to make that connection with a robot.
Creatively solving problems together: No matter how capable computers become, humans are still in charge of which problems need to get solved, and humans in organizations are constantly revising their ideas of what their problems and goals really are. Success requires group creativity and innovation.

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Social media

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Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

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Permanence of online data

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Nothing you do online is private and anything you put on social media (even if you delete it) could still exist forever and can never be completely erased.

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Appropriate methods of communication

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When communicating with others, consider the best way to deliver the message (texting, e-mail, social media, in person)

73
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Online safety

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Wot? online safety, wot that?

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