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| Blu-ray (BD-ROM) and HD DVD |
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| two newer, more expensive DVD recordable formats, with higher capacity than standard DVD’s |
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| DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+RAM |
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| competing DVD formats that allow users to erase and write many times |
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| competing higher capacity rewritable DVD formats |
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| magnetic coated ribbon of plastic housed in a tape cartridge capable of storing a high amounts of data and information at a low cost |
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| a device used to read and write tapes |
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| Miniature mobile storage media |
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| rewriteable media usually in the form of a flash memory card, USB flash drive, or a smart card. |
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| solid-state media, which means they consist entirely of electronics and contain no moving parts. |
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| sometimes called a pen drive or a thumb drive, is a flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port on a computer or mobile device. |
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| a hardware component that enables a computer to send, receive data, instructions, and information to and from one of more computers. |
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| consists of programs to control the operations of computer equipment. |
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| tell the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data. |
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| consists of programs designed to make users more productive and / or assist them with personal tasks. |
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| is used to create, edit, format, and print documents |
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| Electronic spreadsheet software |
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| allows the user to add, subtract, and perform user defined calculations on rows and columns of numbers. |
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| allows the user to enter, retrieve and, update data in an organized and efficient manner. |
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| Presentation graphics software |
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| allows the user to create slides for use in a presentation to a group. |
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| a collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media. |
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| when a computer is connected to a network |
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| a network that connects computers over a limited geographical area. |
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| s network that connects computers over a large geographical area. |
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| a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals. |
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| contains billions of documents called web pages |
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| contains text, graphics, audio, and video, and has built in connections, or links, to other web documents. |
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| a software program that enables people to view web pages |
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| a web page’s unique address |
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| Hypertext transfer protocol |
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| the communications standard used to transfer pages on the web. |
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| conduct business activities on the web |
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| when conduct business activities on the web |
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| involves one consumer selling directly to another |
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| provides goods and services to other businesses |
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| a portable storage medium that consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is read and written by a laser |
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| CD-ROM (read only memory) |
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| is a type of disc that users can read but not write on or erase |
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| CD-R (compact disc recordable) |
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| optical disc onto which you can record your own items such as text, graphics, and audio. |
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| CD-RW (compact disc rewriteable) |
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| an optical disc that allows you to write a disc multiple times |
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| is a very high-capacity disc capable of storing 4.7 – 17 GB. |
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