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Application Software
Program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
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Communications Device
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
Electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store results for future use.
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Computer Literacy
Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
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Computer-aided Manufacturing
Use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.
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Data
Collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.
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Desktop Computer
Computer designed so the sysem unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table,
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Digital Camera
Mobile device that allows users to take pictures and stores the photographed images digitally, instead of on traditonal film.
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Ebook Reader
Short for electronic book reader; handheld device that is used primarily for reading e-books.
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Embedded Computer
Special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product.
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Enterprise User
Computer user working for a business that has hundreds or thousands of employees or customers that work in or do business with offices across a region, the country, or the world.
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Game Consoles
Mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games.
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Graphical User Interface
Type of user interface that allows a user to interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images, such as icons.
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Green Computing
Practices that involve reducing electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer.
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Handheld Computer
Computer small enough to fit in one hand.
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Hardware
Electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer.
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Home User
User who spends time with a computer at home.
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Information
Processed data that conveys meaning and is useful to people.
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Input Device
Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer.
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Installing
Process of setting up software to work with the computer, printer, and other hardware components.
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Internet
Worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
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Internet Enabled
Technology that allows mobile devices to connect to the internet wirelessly.
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Laptop Computer
Portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap.
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Mainframe
Large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously, storing tremendous amounts of data, instructions, and information.
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Mobile Computer
Personal computer that a user can carry from place to place.
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Mobile Device
Computing device small enough for a user to hold in his or her hand.
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Mobile Users
Users who work on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school.
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Network
Collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media, allowing computers to share resources.
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Notebook Computer
Portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap.
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Online
Describes the state of a computer when it is connected to a network.
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Online Banking
Online connection to a bank's computer to access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions to a user's computer.
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Online Investing
Use of a computer to buy and sell stocks and bonds online, without using a broker.
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Output Device
Any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.
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PDA
Lightweight mobile device that provides personal information management functions such as calendar, appointment book, address book, calculator, and notepad.
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Personal Computer
Computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself and contains processor, memory, and one ore more input and output devices, and storage devices.
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Photo Sharing Community
Specific types of social networking website that allow users to create and online photo album and store and share their digital photos.
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Portable Media Player
Mobile device on which you can store, organize, and play digital media.
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Power User
User who requires the capabilities of a workstation or other powerful computer, typically working multimedia applications and using industry-specific software.
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Program
Series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
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Run
Process of using software.
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Server
Computer that controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information.
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Small office/Home office
Describes any company with fewer than 50 employees, as well as the self employed who work from home.
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Smartphone
Internet-enabled telephone that usually also provides personal information management functions.
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Social Networking Website
Online community that encourages its members to share their interestes, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.
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Software
Series of instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
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Storage Device
A device that records (writes) and retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media.
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Storage Media
The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information.
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Supercomputer
Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more than one quadrillion instructions in a single second.
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System Software
Programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices.
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System Unit
Case that contains the electronic components of a computer that are used to process data.
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Tablet PC
Special type of notebook computer that you can interact with by touching the screen with your finger or a digital pen.
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Telecommuting
Work arrangement in which employees work away from a company's standard workplace and often communicate with the office through a computer.
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User
Anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.
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Video Sharing Community
An online community that stores online videos and shares videos.
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Web
Worldwide collection of electronic documents called webpages, the web is one of the more popular services on the internet.
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Web 2.0
Term used to refer to web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information, allow users to modify web site content, and have application software built into the site for visitors to use.
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Web Application
Web site that allow users to access and interact with software through a web browser on any computer or device that is connected to the internet.
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Web Page
Electronic document on the web, which can contain text, graphics, animation, audio, and video, and often has built-in connections to other documents, graphics, web pages, or websites.
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Web Site
Document of the web that contains text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
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