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Cards Term CLIENTS Definition ARE COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK Term COMPUTER Definition RESPONDS TO A SPECIFIC SET OF INSTRUCTIONS OR A PROGRAM Term DATA Definition IS TEXT,NUMBERS,SOUND,IMAGES,OR VIDEO Term DESKTOP COMPUTER Definition IS DESIGNED SO THAT ALL COMPONENTS FIT ON OR UNDER A DESK Term ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION Definition IS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER DEVICES Term EXTRANET Definition SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS A COMPANY'S INTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEM Term HANDHELD OR PALMTOP COMPUTER Definition IS DESIGNED SO TO FIT INTO THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND IS USED PRIMARILY FOR FUNCTIONS SUCH AS PHONE BOOKS AND CALENDARS Term HARDWARE Definition THE ACTUAL MACHINE,WIRES,TRANSISTORS,AND CIRCUITS Term INFORMATION Definition THE COMPUTER RECEIVES DATA THROUGH AN INPUT DEVICE, PROCESSES THE DATA, STORES THE DATA ON A STORAGE DEVICE, AND PRODUCES OUTPUT Term INTERNET Definition THE WORLD'S LARGEST NETWORK, EVOLVED FROM ARPANET Term INTRANET Definition A NETWORK FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF WORKERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTAINS COMPANY INFORMATION Term MAINFRAME COMPUTER Definition A LARGE EXPENSIVE COMPUTER, CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF USERS Term MID RANGE SERVER Definition USED BY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED COMPANIES AND GENERALLY SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF USERS Term NETWORK Definition A GROUP OF TWO OR MORE COMPUTER SYSTEMS LINKED TOGETHER VIA COMMUNICATION DEVICES Term NODES Definition COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK Term NOTEBOOK COMPUTER Definition A LIGHTWEIGHT PC THAT CAN FIT EASILY INTO A BRIEFCASE Term PERSONAL COMPUTER Definition DESKTOP AND NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS ARE TODAYS MOST WIDELY USED Term SERVERS Definition COMPUTERS THAT ALLOCATE RESOURCES Term SOFTWARE Definition THE INSTRUCTIONS, OR PROGRAMS, FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPUTER Term SUPERCOMPUTER Definition THE FASTES TYPE OF COMPUTER AND IS USED FOR SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS REQUIRING IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS Term USERS Definition THE PEOPLE WHO USE COMPUTERS, ARE ALSO PART OF THE SYSTEM