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| RAM (Random Access Memory) |
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| temporary holding area for data, application program instructions, and the operating system |
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type of memory circuitry that holds the computer’s startup routine
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| can be used if an application runs out of allocated RAM |
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| special high-speed memory that allows a microprocessor to access data more rapidly than from memory located elsewhere on the system board |
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| a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users |
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| one of the fastest computers in the world |
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| supplies data to computers on a network |
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| requests data from a server |
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| process of converting text, numbers, sound, photos, and video into data that can be processed by digital devices (photos-maps of dots) |
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| Desktop publishing software/word processing software |
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| Assists you with composing, editing, designing, printing, and electronically publishing documents |
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| changed the way we do business by leveling the playing field |
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| refers to a virus that does not really exist |
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| many malicious programs that attack together |
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| stores data by magnetizing microscopic particles on the disk or tape surface |
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stores data as microscopic light and dark spots on the disk surface
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| stores data in an erasable, rewritable circuitry (Non-volatile/Card reader may be required to read data on solid state storage) |
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| a collection of linked documents, graphics, and sounds that can be accessed over the Internet |
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| a global computer network originally developed as a military project, then handed over to the NSF for research and academic use. |
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| a process by which several technologies with distinct functionalities evolve to form a single product; tends to offer enhanced functionality and convenience |
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| 7-bit character encoding (128 characters) |
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| 8-bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems (256 characters) |
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| 16-bit character encoding (65,000 characters) |
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| allows you to switch between tasks and distinguishes the computer from other devices. |
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| any method confirms a person’s identity |
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| the name on an account that requires a password |
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| computer programs that seem to perform one funtion while actually doing something else (keylogger/RAT) |
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| self-replicating program designed to carry out some unauthorized activity on a victim's computer |
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a set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and spreads to other files;
corrupt files, destroy data, display an irritating message, or otherwise disrupt computer operations |
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| Viruses that deliver their payloads on a specific date |
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| the simultaneous use of more than one processor to execute a program |
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| supplements the functions of the CPU |
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| single chip containing the circuitry for 2 microprocessors |
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| circuitry that enables a single processor to simulate two processors |
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| a legal contract that defines the ways in which you use a computer program |
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| EULA (End User License Agreement) |
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| displayed on-screen when you first install software |
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| program or set of program instructions that surreptitiously enter a computer and disrupt its normal operation |
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| microprocessor (processor) |
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| an integrated circuit designed to process instructions |
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| number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time |
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| tells the computer how to access the hard disk, find the operating system, and load it into RAM |
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| to help the computer system monitor itself in order to function efficiently |
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| a set of computer programs that helps a person carry out a task |
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| spreadsheet cell references |
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| the column letter and row number that designate the location of a worksheet cell |
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| automatically recalculates every formula after a user makes a change to any cell |
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| Examples of graphics suites: |
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| Adobe Creative, Macromedia Studio MX and CorelDRAW Graphics |
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| you customize your document and control the position of different items on it |
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| Application software contains |
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| a jumpstart program that guides you through the installation process. |
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| SQL (Structured Query Language) |
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provides a set of commands for locating and manipulating data.
-Natural language query
-Query by example |
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| the combination of hardware and software that helps people and computers communicate with each other |
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| example of operating system for a PDA |
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| allows a processor to begin executing an instruction before completing the previous instruction |
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| C:\My Music\Reggae\Marley One Love |
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| manipulates light within a layer of liquid crystal cells |
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| illuminates lights arranged in a panel-like screen |
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a group of sectors/the hard disk’s smallest addressable unit;
A file that does not fit into a single cluster spills over into the next contiguous cluster unless that cluster already contains data. |
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| the sum of all bytes of a given file and is used by the antivirus software to detect the presence of a virus infecting the file |
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