Chapter 1 Discovering Computers

Program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.

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

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.

Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.

Use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.

Collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

Computer designed so the sysem unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table,

Mobile device that allows users to take pictures and stores the photographed images digitally, instead of on traditonal film.

Short for electronic book reader; handheld device that is used primarily for reading e-books.

Special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product.

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.

Mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games.

Type of user interface that allows a user to interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images, such as icons.

Practices that involve reducing electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer.

Computer small enough to fit in one hand.

Electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer.

User who spends time with a computer at home.

Processed data that conveys meaning and is useful to people.

Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer.

Process of setting up software to work with the computer, printer, and other hardware components.

Worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.

Technology that allows mobile devices to connect to the internet wirelessly.

Portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap.

Large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously, storing tremendous amounts of data, instructions, and information.

Personal computer that a user can carry from place to place.

Computing device small enough for a user to hold in his or her hand.

Users who work on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school.

Collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media, allowing computers to share resources.

Portable, personal computer often designed to fit on your lap.

Describes the state of a computer when it is connected to a network.

Online connection to a bank's computer to access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions to a user's computer.

Use of a computer to buy and sell stocks and bonds online, without using a broker.

Any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.

Lightweight mobile device that provides personal information management functions such as calendar, appointment book, address book, calculator, and notepad.

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.

Specific types of social networking website that allow users to create and online photo album and store and share their digital photos.

Mobile device on which you can store, organize, and play digital media.

User who requires the capabilities of a workstation or other powerful computer, typically working multimedia applications and using industry-specific software.

Series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

Process of using software.

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.

Describes any company with fewer than 50 employees, as well as the self employed who work from home.

Internet-enabled telephone that usually also provides personal information management functions.

Online community that encourages its members to share their interestes, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.

Series of instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

A device that records (writes) and retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media.

The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information.

Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more than one quadrillion instructions in a single second.

Programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices.

Case that contains the electronic components of a computer that are used to process data.

Special type of notebook computer that you can interact with by touching the screen with your finger or a digital pen.

Work arrangement in which employees work away from a company's standard workplace and often communicate with the office through a computer.

Anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.

An online community that stores online videos and shares videos.

Worldwide collection of electronic documents called webpages, the web is one of the more popular services on the internet.

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.

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.

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.

Document of the web that contains text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.