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| An operating system architecture found in newer computers. Faster than 32-bit. |
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academicsuperstore.com
An online software provider that gives discounts to students. |
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| A common extension. A database. Opened with Microsoft Access 2007 and later. |
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| Helps small business owners manage finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounts receivable and accounts payable. Offers inventory management, payroll, and billing tools. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Small programs which customize the browser. |
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| A leading web authoring software used by professionals and casual web designers. |
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| Drawing software which is used to create digital art. Creates professional-quality illustrations. |
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| Software which is used to create digital art. |
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A popular plug-in. Views and prints PDFs. |
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| Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) |
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| Established for the US Department of Defense. Created the ARPANET; the beginnings of the internet, in 1958. Began as a four-node network involving the UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, the University of California, and the University of Utah. |
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| Computer systems that recognize and simulate human emotions. |
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| African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) |
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| Brings together the brightest young minds of Africa with the best lecturers of the world. Could change the future of Africa. It is expanding. Founded by Neil Turok. There is a push to create 15 additional AIMS centres across Africa. |
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| Locates all RSS series to which you've subscribed and automatically downloads new content. Includes iTunes or Feedspot. |
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| A British mathematician. In 1936, created an abstract computer model that could perform logical operations. |
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| A specialized search product from Google. Lets you know by email when content you specify has been updated. |
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alibaba.com
A website that helps entrepreneurs locate manufacturers of all sorts of products. |
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alice.org
Lets you create 3D animations and simple games. |
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| A desktop computer with the processor and memory stored in the monitor. May incorporate touch-screen technology. Includes Apple iMac and HTP TouchSmart. |
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| A nonimpact printer that also functions as a scanner, copier, and fax machine. May use inkjet or laser technology. |
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| A key on a keyboard. Works with other keys to execute shortcuts and special tasks. |
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| A Windows control keyboard shortcut. Closes the current window. |
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| The first personal computer. Made in 1975. Had 256 bytes of memory, and no keyboard or monitor. Switches on the front were used to enter data in binary code. Lights on the front indicated results of a program. It cost $395 for a build-it-yourself kit, or $498 fully assembled ($2,236 in today's dollars). Within three months of releasing it, 4000 orders were placed for the machine. |
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| A personal comptuer dsigned by Xerox in 1972. It was never sold. It had GUI, and included a word processor, a mouse, and could connect to networks. It never caught on due to its high price of $17,000. |
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amazon.com
Online buiness-to-consumer ecommerce. Will warehouse inventory and package and ship products when customer orders are received; you can provide ordering information. |
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| When a person has no sense of right and wrong, and no interest in moral consequences of their actions. |
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| The first automatic calculator. Designed in 1834 by Charles Babbage. Based on the Difference Engine. Never developed, but its design included elements similar to RAM, CPU, and input and output devices. |
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| An OS devloped by Google. Available on cell phones and tablets. |
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| A smartphone which is a watch! Frees up your hands, and allows face-to-face contact. Can have apps that monitor your physical activity. |
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openoffice.org
An open source installed productivity software suite that provides functions similar to the Microsoft Office suite. Includes Writer, Calc, Impress, and Base. |
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| Shows controls and settings. Floats on the screen above the app when you right-click on a Windows 8 app screen. |
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| A programming platform which allows you to create apps for Android devices. You can make a program generate a message box or ask for a response from the user. |
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| Access control technology used in all apps sold on the App Store. Defines what the app needs to do in order to interact with the OS, and grants only specific rights and privileges to the app and nothing else. Prevents against viruses and malware. |
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| An early personal computer. Made by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 in Wozniak's garage. |
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| An early personal comptuer. Made in June 1977. Featured a coloured monitor, sound, and game paddles. Had 4 KB of RAM. The operating system was stored in ROM. There was an optional floppy disk to load programs, mostly games. Cost $1,300 ($5,206 in today's dollars). One of its biggest innovations was the operating system stored in ROM; previous operating systems had to be rewritten every time the computer was turned on. It had user-friendly features, encouraging less technically oriented users to write their own programs. Eventually included spreadsheet, word processing, and desktop publishing software. |
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| An installed productivity software suite made especialaly for Mac computers. Includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. |
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| The presentation program in the Apple iWork suite. |
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| The spreadsheet program in the Apple iWork suite. |
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| The word processing program in the Apple iWork suite. |
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| Application programming interface (API) |
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| Blocks of code that application software needs to interact with the CPU. Prevents redundancies in code, and makes it easier for developers to respond to changes in the OS. Includes Microsoft DirectX. |
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| A category of software. A set of programs that help you to carry out tasks at home, school, and work. Includes productivity, business, and media and entertainment software. |
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| A program that links students, educators, and local experts to guide students in designing and building apps. Over 20,000 children from London are involved. |
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appscout.pcmag.com
A site that provides reviews of software, websites, and web applications. |
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| A collaboration of several museums, allowing online visitors to explore over a thousand pieces of art at high resolution. |
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| Developed in 1963 as the standard for computers from different manufacturers to exchange data. |
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| An aspect of a monitor. The width-to-height ratio of the screen. Traditionally 4:3, but newer models are available with 16:9, to accomodate HD format videos. Unusual aspect ratios may make images look distorted. |
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| Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) |
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| The first electrically powered digital computer, built by Clifford Berry in 1939. Used vacuum tubes instead of mechanical switches to store data. It weighed 700 lbs, contained a mile of wire, and took 15 seconds for each calculation. The first computer to use binary system, and have memory that repowered itself upon booting. |
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| The top-level domain of Australia. |
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audacity.sourceforge.net
A free audio editing software that lets you edit audio files and export them to MP3 format. |
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| Something to consider before using a website for research. For what audience is the site intended? You shouldn't use a site with casual style for serious research. |
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| Includes tools that make editing audio files easy. Lets you perform editing tasks such as clipping dead air out of recordings, adding special effects such as echo or bass boost, or removing static or hiss. Includes Audacity and Sony Sound Forge Pro. |
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audioacrobat.com
A web-based program that makes it easy to record and stream audio and video and host audio files. Support recording sound files from microphones. |
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luminantsoftware.com
Note-taking software. Synchronized note taking and audio reording. Allows text or handwritten notes. Highlights notes during playback. |
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| Adds an extra layer of digital information to the world around us. Transparent OLED monitors may be used for augmented reality. |
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| The verification of login name and password. Blocks unauthorized users from entering the system. |
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| Something to consider before using a website for research. Who is the author of the article, or the sponsor of the site? |
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| The freedom to work without constant direction and control. This encourages people to work for free for altruistic causes. |
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| The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, and a student of mathematics. Fascinated with Babbage's engines. Added her own extensive notes to Babbage's papers; her works are the best descriptions of Babbage's engines. |
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| A component of cloud computing. Various data centres and server farms that house files and programs. |
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| The leading Chinese search engine. Has censored search results, enforced by the government. Formed a partership with Microsoft to provide English-language search results, with censorship's still in place. |
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| An American politician who uses Twitter and Facebook to communicate with his constituents. |
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| Basic input/output system (BIOS) |
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| A program that manages the exchange of data between the OS and the input and output devices. Activated during the boot process. Responsible for loading the OS into RAM from its permanent location on the hard drive. BIOS is stored on the ROM. |
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| Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) |
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| Introduced in 1964. Revolutionized the software industry. A language that beginning programming students could easily learn. Became popular, and is the key language of the PC. |
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| An Italian politician who used Facebook and Twitter in his campaign rather than television and newspaper ads. |
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| An application that is still under development. Developers release beta versions for limited trial periods so that users will report errors or bugs in the program. Includes the gold version. |
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bbb.org
A third party that verifies the security of websites. |
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| Something to consider before using a website for research. Is the site biased? Look for sites that offer several sets of facts or considers opinions from several sources. |
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| Bill Gates and Paul Allen |
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| Enamored by the Altair 8800, and wrote a compiling program for it. This was the start of Microsoft. They used BASIC to write their program. |
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| A language that consists of two digits: 0 and 1. Computers use this language. |
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bing.com
A web search engine from Microsoft. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates a business. |
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bizrate.com
A third party that verifies the security of websites. |
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| A French mathematician who created the Pascalene in 1642. |
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blinkx.com
A video search engine that helps you sift through videos posted on the web. |
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| Software on a new computer that you don't want or need. Can slow down your computer and degrade its performance. |
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Weblog
A personal log or journal posted publicly to the web. Anyone can create a blog, and there are millions of blogs available to read, follow, and comment on. Generally written by a single author. Chronological entries with searchable content. May include images, audio, and videos. |
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blogcatalog.com
A blog directory that can help you find blogs that suit your interests. |
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blogger.com
A website that offers free blog hosting. |
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| The latest form of optical drive. Similar in size and shape to CDs and DVDs, but can hold as much as 50 GB of data. Many systems are available with BD-ROM drives and even Blu-ray burners. External BD drivers and an inexpsneive way to add HD storage capacity to a system. |
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| A wireless transmission standard that lets you connect input devices like keyboards and headsets. Used to track packages. Uses radio frequencies. |
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| In Internet Explorer, it is called Favorites. Places a marker of a site's URL in a keyword in an easily retrievable list in the browser toolbar. Most offer tools to create folders. |
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| Words such as "and", "not", or "or", that describe the relationship between keywords in a search. You can use them to narrow your search results to a more manageable and more meaningful list. |
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The process of turning on the computer. There are four steps:
1. Activating BIOS
2. Performing POST
3. Loading the OS. System files and kernel are loaded onto RAM
4. Checking further configurations and customization. Start screen display. |
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brainage.com
Has software for the Nintendo DS and has games designed to improve health and function of your brain, for players of all ages. |
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| An educational and reference software. Games and activities to exercise your brain to improve memory, processing speed, attention, and multitasking. |
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| A navigation aid that shows users the path they have taken to get to a webpage, or where the page is located within the website. Usually located at the top of the page. |
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| An aspect of monitor. The greatest amount of light showing showing when the monitor display is pure white. The image will be too hard to see in bright environments if the brightness is twoo low. 300 cd/m2 or greater is preferred. |
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brightplanet.com
A "deep web" search engine directory that searches databases not normally searched by typical search engines. |
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| A faster means to connect to the internet than by telephone lines. Includes cable, satellite, fibre optics, and DSL connections. |
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| Business Ethics: The Magazine for Corporate Responsibility |
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business-ethics.com
A website with information on ethics. |
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| Application software that includes vertical market, project management, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, ecommerce, drawing and CAD, accounting, desktop publishing, and web authoring. Includes Microsoft Project. |
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| Business Software Alliance |
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bsa.org
Has several third-party software audit tools to help identify and track software installed on your computer and networks. Checks the serial numbers of software against the manufacturer's database. Flags any suspicious software. |
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| Business-to-business (B2B) |
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| A type of ecommerce. Transactions take place between businesses and other businesses. Includes Omaha Paper Company. |
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| Business-to-consumer (B2C) |
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| A type of ecommerce. Transactions take place between businesses and consumers. Includes online business such as Amazon, and businesses with physial presences, such as Target. |
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| Eight binary digits. Each number and special character has a unique combination of eight binary digits. |
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| The top-level domain of Canada. |
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| A bicycle renting program in Germany. Bike racks are located at various locations in the city, and the code to unlock the bike is accessed by calling the phone number printed on the bike. |
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| A system used in some touchscreen technology. Uses the change in electrical charge on the glass panel, created by the touch, to generate a location. There must be conductive input. Only a finger can register as a touch. |
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| A monitor which is now legacy technology. Looks like a traditional TV set, huge and heavy. Has a picture tube device inside. Produces bad images. When they were in use they were the best option. |
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| The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology |
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ethicscenter.net
A website with information on ethics. |
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| Central processing unit (CPU) |
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| The "brains" of a computer. Controls all functions performed by the computer's other components. Processes of all commands from software instructions. Modern CPU can perform tens of billions of tasks per second without error. Processors can have up to ten different paths, allowing them to process more than one instruction at a time. Behind-the-scene applications such as virus protection and the operating system have their own processor paths. Processing speed is measured in gigahertz. |
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chacha.com
A search engine that uses live people who help you search, free of charge. Also availbale by texting questions to 242242. |
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| The "Father of Computing". In 1834, designed the Analytical Engine. |
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| Shortcuts in Windows 8. Located in the Charms bar, which appears when you hover the cursor in the upper-right corner of the screen. |
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citationmachine.net
A website that can generate citations for a bibliography. |
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| A program similar to Call a Bike used in New York City. Riders covered over 700,000 miles in the first three weeks of the program. |
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citizendium.org
An open wiki encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia, but requires that contributors provide real names and sign an ethics pledge. All postings are monitored. |
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| Wrote Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. |
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| A computer that asks for data in a client/server network. |
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| Devices are connected to the internet in one of two ways: client or server. |
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| A student of John Atanasoff at Iowa State University. Built the ABC. |
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Lavalier
A microphone that clips onto clothing, leaving hands free. Available wireless. Used for presentations. |
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| A microphone attached to a headset, allowing the user to listen as well as having hands free. Best used for video conferencing, phone calls, and speech recognition software. |
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| Storing data, files, and applications on the web and accessing them and manipulating them from any devices connected to the internet. Makes collaboration and communication easier, and can cut down on administrative tasks. Caution is always warranted because nothing is completely safe and private. Cloud computing systems have redundant systems to provide backup, but critical files are not recommended to store on the cloud; you should have offline backup systems. You can only access the cloud through the internet. If you can't use the internet due to power failure or system failure, you cannot access files on the cloud. Cloud computing consists of the front end and the back end. |
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| Using a service that keeps your files on the internet rather than storing files solely on a local device. Enables you to access current files from many devices. Requires that you install software/apps on devices. Includes Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, and Apple iCloud. |
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| Small segments of tracks within sectors on a hard drive platter. |
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| The combination of leisure time and the tools needed to be creative. The world's estimated 1 trillion hours of free time, coupled with media tools and easy connectivity, produce many new things. |
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| Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age |
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| A book by Clay Shirky. Coined the term cognitive surplus. |
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| Powering on your computer from a completely turned-off state. |
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| Collaborative consumption |
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| Large groups joining together to use a specific product more efficiently. Reduces waste. |
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| An aspect of printers. Printers with separate cartridges for each colour produce higher quality of colour output. Inkjet and laser colour printers have four cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow). Higher quality printers have six cartridges (blck, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, and yellow). With separate cartridges you only need to replace the empty one rather than the full thing. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates a commercial site, but can be used by anyone. |
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| Combined search and address bar |
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| A feature of some web browsers. You can type a website URL or search the web from the address bar. |
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| You enter commands to communicate with the computer system. Not easy to understand; too complicated for the average user. |
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| An early personal comptuer. Made in October 1977. Featured in Popular Science magazine. Popular in businses settings in Europe. |
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| An optical drive initially created to store audio files. Typically can store 700 MB. |
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| Designed by Grace Hooper. A program that translates English instructions into computer language. |
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| Audio files that are more manageable to transfer. Data is removed such as high frequencies out of human hearing range. Includes MP3, AAC, and WMA files. |
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| A data processing device that performs four functions: input, processing, output, and storage. |
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| Computer-aided design (CAD) |
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| A large business related software. Creates automated designs, technical drawings, and 3D model visualizations for architecture, automotive, aerospace, and medical engineering industries. Used to place fibre optic networks. |
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| Analysis of computer systems to gather legal evidence. Growing in importance. It was used to convict Steven Zirko. |
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| Being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations, know how to use them safely and efficiently. Can avoid hackers and viruses, protect privacy, understand risks, use the internet wisely, avoid online annoyances, and are able to maintain, upgrade, and troubleshoot for your computer. Being computer literate is imporant at home in your career. |
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| A software licence that limits the number of users accessing the software at any given time. |
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| Help you communicate with other computers. Gives access to networks and the internet. Includes Ethernet ports. |
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| Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) |
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| A tyep of ecommerce. Consumers sell to each other through sites such as eBay, Craigslist, or Etsy. |
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| An aspect of a monitor. The difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black. Too low a ratio results in colours fading when adjusting the brightness. Ratios between 400:1 and 1000:1 are the best. |
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| A key on a keyboard. Used with other keys to perform shortcuts. |
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| Control Program for Microcomputers (CP/M) |
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| Developed by Gary Kildall. The operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chips, the processor for PCs. |
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| Redistributing modified open source software under the same terms as the original software. |
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| Software which is used to create digital art. |
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| An aspect of printers. Cost of printer cartridges and paper. Printer cartridges can sometimes exceed the cost of a new printer. Consumer magazine can help research costs. |
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| Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University |
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businessethics.org
A website with information on ethics. |
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| Course management software (CMS) |
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| A popular educational and reference software; a method of learning. Web-based systems that create virtual learning experience. Includes course materials, tests, and discussion boards. Uses tools such as calendars, gradebooks, chat rooms, discussion forums, and email. Con facilitate virtual office hour sessions. Includes Desire2Learn and Moodle. |
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craigslist.org
A website that allows for cosumer-to-consumer ecommerce. |
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| Collect information from emails, text messages, blog posts, and tweets, then maps them, instantly making the information publicly available. They have been used by many countries during times of political upheaval or natural disaster. Includes Ushahidi. |
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| Asking for small donations from a large number of people, often using the internet. |
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| Consumers checking in with the voice of a large group of consumers. |
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| A text formatting keyboard shortcut. Applies or removes bold formatting to/from selected text. |
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| A keyboard shortcut. Copies selected text and stores it on the Clipboard. |
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| A text formatting keyboard shortcut. Applies or removes italic formatting to/from selected text. |
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| A file management keyboard shortcut. Opens a new document. |
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| A file management keyboard shortcut. Opens the Open dialog box. |
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| A file management keyboard shortcut. Opens the Print package box in Office 2013. |
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| A file management keyboard shortcut. Saves a document. |
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| A text formatting keyboard shortcut. Applies or removes underlining formatting to/from selected text. |
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| A keyboard shortcut. Pastes previously cut or copied text from the Clipboard. |
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| A keyboard shortcut. Cuts selected text and stores it on the Clipboard. |
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| You can decide which features you want installed on the hard drive, saving space on the hard drive. |
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| Custom relationship management (CRM) |
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| A large business related software. Stores sales and client contact information in one central database. Used to get in touch with clients. Includes GoldMine Business Contact Manager. |
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| A specialized search product from Google. Lets you create a customized search engine, which you can add to a website or blog, or design it for specific organization. |
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| Cyberbulling Research Centre |
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cyberbullying.us
Reported that 49 states have anti-bullying laws, 48 states have laws that cover electronic harassment, and 20 states have laws covering cyberbullying. |
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dailystocks.com
A search engine used primarily by investors. Searches for corporate information. |
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| Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston |
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| From Harvard Business. Developed VisiCalc in 1978. |
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| A program which shows teacher the topics each student has mastered or is having difficulty with. |
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| Representation of a fact, figure, or idea. May be a number, word, picture, or sound recording. |
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| Searching for patterns in huge amounts of data. Used by retailers to determine the best stock to buy and the best price to sell it at. Used by advertisers to produce marketing which is customized based on the past shopping and browsing history. |
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| Applications that let you store and organize data. Manages larger and more complicated data that is organized into more than one table. Can group, sort, and retrieve data, and generate reports. Databases are organizing into fields, records, and tables. Includes MySQL and Microsoft Access. |
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delicious.com
An information sharing network. One of the original social bookmarking site. Lets you group related links and organizes them into bundles. |
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| An ethical system. Duty based; focused on adherence to moral duties and rights. Morals should apply to everyone equally. |
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| A course management software. |
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| Intended for use at a single, stationary location. Most consist of a system unit as well as a peripheral devices. Becoming obsolete. |
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| Desktop publishing (DTP) software |
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| Creates newsletters, catalogues, annual reports, books, and other publications with complex layouts. |
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| A view in File Explorer. The most interactive view. Files and folders are displayed in list form, and additionl information is displayed in columns alongside the file. You can sort files in folders. |
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| Facilitates communication between a device and the OS. Translates the device's specialzed commands into commands the OS can understand, and vice versa. |
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| A huge steam-powered mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage. Designed to print astronomical tables. |
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| An input device that makes a digital file of an image for processing. Can also record digital videos. |
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| The gap in the levels of internet access and available of technology in different regions of the world. Prevents us from using all the minds on the planet to solve problems. Canada and the US have cell phone and internet access almost everywhere. Other countries have only pockets of access near high-income areas or resorts, or intermittent access. Less familiarity with the internet leads to lowered levels of active citizenship. Cells phones might be a solution, but this is the most expensive, least flexible way to use the internet (usually used for to social networking, games, and music). |
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| A home with entertainment and security systems that can be controlled via a computer. Components would include a media computer with a TV tuner, radio tuner, media softare, Blu-ray, DVD and/or CD player and/or recorder, and a network adapter. The computer has access to a network, a digital television, a digital media adaptor, and a universal remote. This system would allow you to view videos from the computer on the television. In the future, digital home set-ups may become more advanced. |
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Digital versatile disc
An optical drive the same size and shape as a CD, but it can store up to 14 times more data, typically about 8.5 GB. |
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| Digital video editing software |
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| Helps refine videos. May have drag-and-drop features that make it simple to create professional quality movies with little to no training. |
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| Digital video interface (DVI) port |
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| A port found on older LCD monitors and televisions. |
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| An information recommendation and filtering network. Allows users to post their opinion of products, services, news, or web items from other sources, for others to see and use. |
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diigo.com
A bookmarking site that allows you to annotate pages with highlights and sticky notes. Can archive web pages so they are always visible. |
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| A thermal printer that burns dots onto specially coated paper. |
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| Hierarchical structure composed of drives, libraries, folders, subfolders, and files. |
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| A utility program similar to McAfee Total Protection. Removes unnecessary files from the hard drive, including the contents of the Recycling Bin, temporary files made by programs, and web page files. Deleting these can make your computer faster. |
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| A utility program similar to Norton Utilities and iDefrag. Rearranges files on your hard drive to allow for faster access of files. Groups together related pieces of files. |
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| Disk operating system (DOS) |
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| Developed by Steve Wozniak and introduced in 1977. The operating system that controlled the first Apple computers. |
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distrowatch.com
Distros
Packages that include the underlying Linux kernel and special modifications to the OS, and may include additional open source software. |
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| An ethical system. God is all-knowing and sets moral standards. Conforming to God's law is right, and breaking God's law is wrong. |
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| A common extension. A word processing document. Opened with Microsoft Word 2007 and later. |
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dogpile.com
A metasearch engine that searches Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. |
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| Part of a URL. Identifies the site's host. Includes top-level domain. |
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| The unit with which printer resolution is measured. |
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| The director at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing at the University of California in Los Angeles. Exploring the concept of embedding air and water sensors into cell phones in order to monitor and map global conditions. |
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| From the University of Pennsylvania. A pioneer in the field of positive psychology. |
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Illustration software
Lets you create or edit 2D line-based drawings. Used to create technical diagrams, non-photographic drawings, animations, and illustrations. Tools include pens, pencils, paintbrushes, drag, paint bucket, eyedropper, and spray can. Includes Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Visio. |
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| Where permanent storage devices are located on the motherboard of a desktop or laptop. Includes internal drive bays and external drive bays. |
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driverzone.com
A website which has device drivers for various devices. |
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dropbox.com
A method to share and collaborate on files. Online file storage systems that enable you to share files with others in addition to keeping files synced with internet-connected devices. |
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| An alternative keyboard layout that puts the most commonly used letters on "home keys" in the middle of the keyboard. Reduces the distance your fingers travel for most keystrokes, increasing typing speed. For Windows, you can customize your keyboard layout without getting a new keyboard. |
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easybib.com
A website that can generate citations for a bibliography. |
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ebay.com
A website that allows for consumer-to-consumer ecommerce. |
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Electronic commerce
The process of conducting business online. Large business-related software can facilitate website creation and hosting services, shopping cart setup, and credit card processing services. The most common online purchases are books, athletic apparel and sporting goods, consumer electronics, shoes, and pet supplies. Includes business-to-consumer, business-to-business, and consumer-to-consumer. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates a degree-granting institution. |
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| Software applications that offfer some form of institution or training. |
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elance.com
A website that helps you locate skilled professionals. Freelancers bid on your job. |
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| Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) |
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| A machine sponsored by the US government. Used to calculate the settings used for weapons. Created by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. Used from 1944 to 1955. The first successful high-speed electronic digital computer. Used nearly 18,000 vacuum tubes and filled 1,800 square feet of floor space. |
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Electronic mail
The program for email was first written by Ray Tomlinson. A written message is sent or received over the internet. The most widely used form of communication on the internet. Asynchronous (does not have to be done at the same time). Fast, convenient, and reduces cost of postage and phone calls. Includes web-based email and email client. |
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| A type of email. Requires a program, such as Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird, to be installed on your computer. When you open the program, the email is downloaded onto the computer. |
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| A specially designed computer chip residing in another device, such as a car, thermostat, or Roomba. Self-contained with their own programming, typically not receiving input. |
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emptybowls.net
Started by students at Wichita State University. Potters, students, and educators make bowls together. Guests are invited to eat a meal of bread and soup, then for a donation to local organizations to feed the hungry, they can keep the bowl. |
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engadget.com
A blog devloted to discussing techno-gadgets. |
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| Enterprise resource planning (ERP) |
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| A large business related software. Controls many "back office" operations and processing functions such as billing, production, inventory management, and human resource management. |
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| A projector that includes stereo speakers and an array of multimedia connectors. Used in the home for TV, DVDs, digital images, or video games in a large format. |
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| The science that deals with the design and location of machines and furniture so that people using them aren't subjected to an uncomfortable or unsafe experience. How you set up your computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort. Position the monitor correctly, use an adjustable shair, assume a proper position while typing, take breaks, and ensure lightning is adequate. |
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ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir/map
Began the idea of virtual choirs. First posted a YouTube video of himself conducting a piece of classical music which he had composed, "Lux Aurumque". Listeners would follow his lead, and each record and upload their part of the piece. The submitting videos were then edited together to create the music. |
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| A utility program similar to SeaTools. Checks your hard drive for unncessary or damaged files, bad sectors caused by physical errors, and reference numbers to files that no longer exist. Either recovers lost data, or deletes broken files that are taking up space. |
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| A connectivity port that looks like a standard phone jack, but is slightly larger. Transfers data at speeds up to 10,000 MP/s. Used to connect a computer to cable modem or networks. |
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| A system of moral principles, rules, and accepted standards of conduct. The study of the nature of morals, and the specific moral choices individuals make. Morals involved conforming to established or accepted ideas of right and wrong. |
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ethics.csc.ncsu.edu
A website with information on ethics. |
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etsy.com
A website that allows for consumer-to-consumer ecommerce. |
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| A keystroke, mouse click, or signal from a peripheral device, to which the OS responds. Events may occur sequentially, or involve more devices working concurrently. |
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evernote.com
A web-based note-taking software. Lets you take notes from the web, your phone, or your computer. Can sync notes across all devices, and share notes with other Evernote users. |
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260 bytes
About 4.8 trillion books, which would fill 11,000 square miles of library. |
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excite.com
A search engine that includes a subject directory of links to informaation on a wide variety of topics, including travel, weather, concert tickets, and top news items. |
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Adaptor cards
Circuit boards on the motherboard that provide additional functionality. Functions include video, sound, network interface, USB ports, and FireWire ports. |
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File type
Follows the file name after a period. Identifies what kind of file it is, or which application should be used to read the file. |
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| A drive bay that can be seen and accessed from outside the system unit. Includes CD and DVD drives. Some desktops have extra spaces where additional drives may be installed, behind the front faceplate. Extra drives are added to laptops at an external USB port. |
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| A hard drive that resides outside of the system unit, and connects to the computer via a port. Typically can store 4 TB or more. |
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eyeos.com
A pioneer in accessing cloud-based storage applications with a browser. An open-source product. Allows companies to set up private clouds. |
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fabathome.org
Founded by Hod Lipson and Evan Malone. Uses printers to enable fabrication of 3D objects such as electrical parts. uses 3D printers and open source software. Closes cost and access barriers from devices, gears, and parts. |
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| A social exchange network. Allows users to connect with others and provide status updates. |
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| A collection of program instructions or data stored and treated as a single unit. Can be generated from applications such as Word or Excel. Can represent an application, web page, sound clip, or image. Stored on the hard drive, flash drive, online, or any other storage medium. |
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| File allocation table (FAT) |
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| An index of all sector numbers in a table. |
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| Utility programs that take out redundancies in a file, and reduces the file size. Looks for repeated patterns and replaces them with shorter placeholders, the meanings of which are stored temporarily in a dictionary. |
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Previously called Windows Explorer
The main tool for finding, viewing, and managing the contents of the computer. Shows location and contents of every drive, folder, and file. Has details view and large icons view. Has two panes:
1. Navigation, on the left shows contents of the computer
2. Details, on the right shows files and folders of particular areas |
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| File Explorer File Compression |
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| A utility program similar to WinZip and StuffIt. Reduces file size. |
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| A utility program similar to File Recovery, Acronis Trie Image, and Norton Online Backup. Backs up files, and makes a complete mirror image of your current computer setup on an external or network drive. Keeps copies of different versions of files. |
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| Organizational structure to the computer's contents. Can be used to make the computer more organized and efficient. |
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| The name you assign to a file when you save it. |
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| Determines the location of a file. Starts with the drive, and includes all folders and subfolders. |
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| File transfer protocol (ftp) |
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| A protocol. Allows transfer of files from your computer to a web server. Often used when you have large files to upload or downloads. You need a user ID and a password to connect to most ftp servers, using file transfer software. |
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filehippo.com
Offers freeware. |
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filext.com
A website that helps you identify the source program of files. |
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| Financial planning software |
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| Helps you manage daily finances. Includes electronic check book registers. Can make recurring monthly payments such as rent or loans, with automatically scheduled online payments. Records all transactions, and can be used to create budgets and analyze your spending patterns. Includes Mint. |
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| An open source web browser with a strong following. |
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| A port that provides a transfer rate of 800 MB/s. Used for external hard drives and digital video cameras. It will decline in popularity due to Thunderbolt ports. |
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| First-generation computer |
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| Computers that use vacuum tubes to store data. Includes UNIVAC. |
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Jump drive
USB drive
Thumb drive
An SSD flash memory storage device with information on an internal memory chip. Attaches to a USB port. Data can be written onto and/or read from it. Has no moving parts, and is small, durable, and portable. They can have considerable storage space, typically 256 GB or more, up to 1 TB. They can somtimes be combined with other products such as pens or pocketknives. |
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| Solid-state flash memory. Most dekstops and laptops include slots for flash memory cards, adn readers can plug into USB ports. Allows you to transfer data from devices such as digital cameras, smartphones, tablets, video cameras, and printers. They have comparable storage space to hard drives and flash drives, typically about 128 GB. Includes SD cards. |
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adobe.com
A popular plug-in. Plays animation and movies through web browsers. |
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| A full-sized keyboard that can roll up. Connects by USB port. |
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flickr.com
A website designed for sharing photos. Lets you organize images and share them publicly or with friends. |
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| A type of data which can be entered into cells on spreadsheet software. Equations that use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division operators, as well as values and cell references. |
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| Fourth-generation computers |
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| Computrs that use microprocessor chips to store data. |
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| Copyrighted software that you can use for free. Can be used to distribute viruses and malware; be cautious. |
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| A component of cloud computing. The side that users can see. Involves a web browser. |
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Typical installation
Copies all the most commonly used files and programs from the distribution disc to your computer's hard drive. |
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| A type of data which can be entered into cells on spreadsheet software. Pre-programmed formulas in the spreadsheet software. Helps with calculations without requiring to know the formula. |
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| Keys on a keyboard. Shortcut keys you press to perform special tasks in software programs. |
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| A tome in Caere, Italy, an ancient city. It was built in 650 BC, and was adorned with jewellery. The jewels were taken into the Vatican State collection upon discovery. 3D scanners and imaging software can be used to re-create what the tomb looked like originally. |
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yoyogames.com
A free product that lets you build a game without any programming; you drag and drop key elements from the game into place. |
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gcflearnfree.org
Offers free instructional tutorials for a variety of technology topics, including Microsoft Office applications. |
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| An educational and reference software. Charts relationships between family members through multiple generations. |
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About 4,500 books. |
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A billion machine cycles per second
The unit with which processing speed of the CPU is measured. A machine cycle is the time it takes the CPU to get data or instructions from RAM and decode the instructions into something the computer can understand. |
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gimpshop.com
A free download that has most of the features of Photoshop and PaintShip Pro. Offers sophisticated tools such as layering and masking images. |
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| The PIM and email program in the Google Drive suite. |
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| GNU general public licence |
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| Licences for free software. Grants participants the right to modify and redistribute software. |
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| The last beta version of an application. Most of the serious bugs have been worked out. |
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| GoldMine Business Contact Manager |
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| Customer relationship managemnet software from FrontRange. |
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goodsearch.com
A Yahoo!-powered search engine that donates half of its revenues, about $0.01/search, to approved US charities and schools that users designate. The money comes from the site's advertisers. |
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goodshop.com
By visiting this website before doing onling shopping, participating stores will donate up to 30% of purchased amount to charities. |
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| The most popular search engine. Its name has become synonymous with looking for information on the web. |
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| A new web browser that is quickly gaining popularity. |
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| The word processing program in the Google Drive suite. |
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drive.google.com
A web-based productivity software suite. Has wiki-like features to promote similar online collaboration and specific wiki software, such as Wikispaces and MediaWiki. A method to share and collaborate on files. Allows multiple users to work together in real time on the same document, and to communicate with users via live text chat. Online file storage systems that enable you to share files with others in addition to keeping files synced with internet-connected devices. Includes Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentation, and Gmail, as well as form and drawing applications. |
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| A project that uses augmented reality. A lightweight headset contains a camera and a small projector which displays information on a piece of glass, making it appear as though the information appears in front of you. It is operated by voice. |
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google.com/images
A visual search engine that displays images rather than text as a result of a keyword search. |
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picasa.google.com
A popular application that lets you edit images, and helps organize and share digital images. Stores photos on the web. |
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| The presentation program in the Google Drive suite. |
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| A specialized search product from Google. Lets you search by product rather than by company. |
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| The spreadsheet program in the Google Drive suite. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates a local, state, or federal government. |
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| A programmer, who heled design the Mark series of computers used by the US navy for ballistic and gunnery calculations in the late 1930s to early 1950s. Wrote Compiler, and was the first person to "debug" a computer by literally removing a moth that had flown into the computer and caused a breakdown. |
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| Graphical user interface (GUI) |
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Pronounced "gooey"
Allows users to interact with computers more easily. Displays graphics, and uses user-friendly point-and-click interface. Before GUI, users had to use complicated command- or menu-driven interfaces. Apple was the first company to take full commercial advantages of GUI. |
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| A movement to encourage environmentally sustainable computing. Goals are to reduce the use of hazardous processes or materials when producing computing equipment, producing products that are energy efficient, and promoting the use of recyclable or biodegradable materials. Ways to practice green computer including turning off your device when not in use, enabling power-management features, buying energ-efficient devices, and disposing of old devices at certified e-waste disposal facilities. |
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guru.com
A website that helps you locate skilled professionals. Freelancers bid on your job. |
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haikudeck.com
An app with search tools that match slide content to a wealth of free art to illustrate presentations. |
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Hard disk drive (HDD)
Found in the drive bay. The computer's primary device for permanent storage of software and files. A non-volative storage device. Includes internal and external hard drives. |
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| Any part of a computer you can physically touch. |
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| A calculator made in 1944. It could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. |
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| Worked for the US Census Bureau in 1890; was the first to take Jacquard's punch card concept and apply it to computing. Made the Hollerith Tabulating Machine. Left the Consensus Bureau in 1896 to start the Tabulating Machine Company, which later became IBM. |
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| Similar to sleep mode, except data is stored on the hard drive rather than on the RAM, and the computer is powered off. Uses much less power than sleep mode. |
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| A Windows Ease of Access Tool. Colour schemes on the screen are inverted for vision-imparied individuals. |
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| High-definition multimedia interface port (HDMI) |
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| The most common video port on computers. A compact audio-video interface for HD video and uncompressed digital audio to be carried on one cable; produces high quality picture and sound. Used for monitors, DVD players, televisions, and game consoles. |
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| Hod Lipson and Evan Malone |
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| Founded the Fab@Home Project. |
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| Hollerith Tabulating Machine |
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| Designed by Herman Hollerith. Used concepts from the Jacquard loom. Automatically read data that had been punched into small punch cards, used to speed up tabulation of census data. |
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| An educational and reference software. Provides 2D or 3D templates and images to let you visualize indoor and outdoor remodeling projects and landscaping ideas. |
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| The location that maintains the computers that store website files. Identified in the domain name of the URL. |
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| An electrical engineer and physicist who helped design the Mark series of computers used by the US navy for ballistic and gunnery calculations in the late 1930s to early 1950s. Worked with Grace Hooper. |
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.html
A common extension. HTML for a web page. Opened with any program that can read HTML. |
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| A plug-in for animated media on the web which is easier to program and better than Flash. |
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hulu.com
A website that allows you to view movies and television shows. |
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| A specially coded element that lets you jump from one webpage to another. Text that operates as a hyperlink appears in a different colour, commonly blue, and is underlined. Images can act as hyperlinks. |
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| Hypertext transfer protocol (http) |
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| Developed by Tim Berners-Lee. A protocol that allows files to be transferred from a web server so you can see it on your computer. The protocol on which the web is based; the most common protocol. |
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| An early personal computer. Made in August 1981. Marketed to business and consumers. Had 64 - 256 kb of RAM. Floppy disk drives were optional. Hard disks were not supported in early models. IBM initially produced business mainframes, and many companies were familiar with the company, and adopted the IBM PC. IT was marketed through retail outlets such as Sears, and quickly dominated the market. It was named "1982 Machine of the Year" by Time magazine. |
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| Hackers steal banking information and/or personal information. Firewalls and virus scanners are ways to protect yourself from hackers. |
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| Includes tools for basic modifications to digital photos, such as removal of red-eye, modifying contrast, sharpness, and colour casts, or removing scratches or rips from scanned images of old photos. May also include painting tools that let you create realistic-looking images. Some have preformatted pages. |
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| A printer with tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon to make marks on the paper. This is now legacy technology. |
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| A component of a search engine. Organizes data from teh spider into a large database. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates an information service provider. |
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info.com
A metasearch engine that searches Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Yandex, a Russian search engine. |
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infomine.com
A search engine that includes a subject directory of academic resources. |
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| Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion. |
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| Information technology (IT) |
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| A field of study focused on management and processing of information, and automatic retrieval of information. Careers in IT include working with computers, telecommunications, and software development. IT careers are on the rise; the seven fastest-growing careers are computer based. One study estimated that by 2030, 60% of jobs will be replaced by computers. |
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| A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto paper. Common in homes; affordable and produces high-quality hard copies quickly and quietly. If loaded with the right paper, it can make images that look like professional-quality photos. It may use two or four ink cartridges. They were a huge improvement when they came out. |
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| A function of a computer. Gathers data. Allows users to enter data. |
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| Allow you to enter data and instructions into a computer. Includes keyboards, mice, styluses, touch screens, Bluetooth, touchpads, scanners, webcams, and microphones. |
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| A media sharing network. Allows users to share pictures and videos. |
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| Programs that let you communicate in real time over the internet. Most often used for conversations between friends. Contacts must be online to message. Used by many businesses for instant communications between coworkers. Includes AIM, Google chat, Windows Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. Real-time exchange can be used with multiple persons simultaneously. Video/audio chats are available. |
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| An educational and reference software. Teaches you anything: playing a musical instrument, learning a language, cooking. |
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| A small chip capable of containing thousands of transitors. Invented by Jack Kilby. Enabled computers to become smaller and lighter. |
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ark.intel.com
Provides rating systems for CPU chips and assists in comparing the performance of different models. |
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| Offers teh ability to use both the Windows and Mac OS simultaneously. |
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| A drive bay that cannot be seen or accessed from outside the system unit. Usually reserved for internal hard drives. |
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| A hard drive that resides within the system unit. Usually holds all permanently stored programs and data. Modern mechanical internal hard drives have capacities of 8 TB or more. |
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| The largest computer network in the world. A network of networks, connecting billions of computers globally. The concept was developed in the late 1950s, when the US Department of Defence needed a computer network that could not be easily disrupted in the event of an attack; information was sent in a series of packets. Researchers at the UCLA sent the first message via networked computer systems to researchers in Stanford University in 1969. Today it is a source of information, and a communication tool. Initially, the only means to connect to the internet was by dial-up connection using standard telephone lines. |
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| Transmission lines of the internet with the fastest speeds. |
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| A very popular web browser by Microsoft. Introduced in 1995. Integrated web functionality into Microsoft Office applications. |
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| Internet protocol address (IP) |
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Dotted quad
Dotted decimal
A unique identification number assigned to your computer each time it is connected to the internet. A set of four groups of numbers, separated by periods. The means by which computers connected to the internet identify each other. Each website has a unique IP address. |
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| A signal from a device that tells the OS that it needs immediate attention. Placed in the RAM. |
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| A special numerical code that prioritizes the request of interrupts. |
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| An operating system developed by Apple. Available on tablets, iPhones, and iPod touches. |
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ipl2.org
A subject directory that combines resources from the Internet Public Library and the Librarian's Internet index websites. |
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itunes.com
Software that makes it easy to play, manage, and share podcasts. |
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| Worked for Texas Instruments in 1958. Invented the world's first integrated circuit. |
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| Created by Joseph Jacquard. Revolutionized the fabric industry. A machine that performed automated weaving of complex patterns. Relied on stiff cards with punched holes. This punch-card process would be adopted as a means for computers to record and read data. |
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| A professor at Iowa State University in 1939. Clifford Berry was a student of his. |
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| John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert |
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| Created ENIAC at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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procrastineering.blogspot.com
From Google. His project enabled users to create smartboards for $50: touch-sensitive and can record lecture content. Construction uses a Nintendo Wii remote, adn open source software. It closes the digital divide, allowing people to take advantage of modern learning devices. |
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| Created the Jacquard loom. |
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| Journey Education Markeging |
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journeyed.com
An online software provider that gives discounts to students. |
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| The top-level domain of Japan. |
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Joint photographic experts group (JPEG) image
A common extension. Opened with any program capable of displaying images. |
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| Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie |
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| From AT&T's Bell Labs. Devloped UNIX in 1969. |
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Supervisor program
An essential component of the OS. Responsible for managing the processor and other components of the computer system. It is loaded onto the RAM after system files during the boot process. It is memory resident. |
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| An input device used to enter typed data and commands. Includes QWERTY, Dvorak, and flexible keyboards. |
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support.microsoft.com
apply.com/support
Keystoke combinations within an application or operating system that produces shortcuts. Includes text formatting, file management, cut/copy/paste, and Windows control shortcuts. |
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| A term that you assign to a web page, digital image, or video. Can be something you create, or something provided by the website. |
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khanacademy.org
A technological tool for education. Contains over 3,000 videos and is used by several millions of students a month. Founded by Salman Khan. |
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kickstarter.com
A crowdfunding website that allows people to post their ideas for projects and asks for funding directly. Some donors are rewarded for pledges with special products of the project. |
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| A website that provides consumer-to-consumer ecommerce. |
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1024 bytes
About 1024 characters; equal to about one page of plain text. |
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Notebook computer
A type of portable computer with a keyboard, monitor, and other deviecs in a compact case. |
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| A view in File Explorer. Shows contents of folders as small images. Best if the folder contains pictures or presentations. |
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| A nonimpact printer that uses laser beams and static electricity to deliver tone (not ink) onto the correct pages of the page. Used in offices or classrooms because it prints faster than an inkjet printer, and produces higher quality copies. Black-and-white laser printers have been common for years. A fall in price of colour laser printers has made them a competitor with inkjet printers. They are more economical than inkjet for printing high volues of pages, since toner is cheaper than ink. |
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| omputing devices that use techniques, parts, and/or methods that are no longer popular. May be functional, but it has been replaced by newer, better technological devices. Includes CRT monitors. |
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| Categories of files from different locations. The four default libraries are Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos. |
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| Light-emitting diode (LED) |
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| A more energy efficient monitor than LCD, with better colour accuracy and thinner panels. |
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| A business-related social network. Allows users to seek potential clients, business opportunities, jobs, or job candidates. |
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| Something to consider before using a website for research. Are the links available appropriate? Determine whether sites are still working and appropriate for your needs. You should be able to verify the information on at least three different websites. |
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| A Finnish university student who began developing Linux in 1991. |
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gnu.org
An open source operating system. Free for anyone to use and/or modify. Developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Available on laptops, desktops, and some tablets, iPods, and gaming systems. Can be used as a network OS. Reputable as a stable OS, not subjected to crashes or failures. There is no default GUI; users choose among many commerically available interfaces each with different look and feel. Gaining popularity with PC manufacturers. RedHat sells versions of Linux with support. |
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| Liquid crystal display (LCD) |
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Flat-panel monitor
The most common type of monitor. Light and energy efficient. The monitor is made of two or more sheets of material filled with liquid crystal solution. Each pixel is made of yellow, red, blue, and green subpixels. Pixels are illuminated by light waves generated by a fluorescent panel a the back of the screen. The crystals move around to block or allow light to shine throuhg, allowing images to form on the screen. |
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| A personal computer introduced by Apple in 1983. The first successful personal computer with GUI. It cost $9,995 ($23,866 in today's dollars), and was not popular. |
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| Similar to newsgroups, but threads are sent as emails. Less public than newsgroups. |
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| A feature in Firefox that adds the technology of RSS feeds to bookmarking. |
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| A spreadsheet program made in 1983. Had integrating, charting, plotting, and database capabilities. |
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lumosity.com
A website with a "workout" program that you can play to improve health and function of your brain. |
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| Released in 1984. The first commercially available OS to incorporate a GUI. |
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| MACH (My Automated Conversation Coach) |
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| An affective copmuting system that generates an on-screen person that can help people with autism spectrum disorders learn to make proper eye contract and reactions to social cues. |
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| A personal computer introduced by Apple in 1984. Similar to Lisa, but a third of the cost. The first personal computer with a 3.5 inch floppy disk with a hard cover, smaller and sturdier than 5.25 inch floppies. |
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| A tool that increases efficiency. A small program that groups a series of commands so that they will run as a single command. Â Best used to automate routine tasks or complex series of commands that muts be run frequently. |
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| A Windows Ease of Access Tool. Creates a separate window that displays a magnified portion of the screen. |
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| A large, expensive computer that supports many users simultaneously. Often used in businesses that manage large amounts of data, where many people are working at the same time on similar operations. Excel at executing many computer programs at the same time, at a slower pace than a suprcomputer. |
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majorgeeks.com
Offers freeware. |
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maketecheasier.com
Has tips for a variety of applications, including Windows, Mac, Apache, and cellphone applications. |
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| Feeling confident and excited in watching your skills progress. This encourages people to work for free for altruistic causes. |
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| Media and entertainment software |
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| Application software that includes gaming, educational, reference, drawing, digital image and video editing, and digital audio. |
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mediawiki.org
A wiki software on Google Drive. |
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220 bytes
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About 4 books, 200 pages, 240,000 characters. |
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Memory modules
Small cards plugged into slots on the motherboard to form the RAM. |
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| You chose commands from menus displayed on the screen. Eliminates the need for users to know every command. Still not easy for many people to use. |
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| Searches other search engines rather than individual websites. Includes Dogpile. |
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Mic
An input device which allows you to capture sounds, such as your voice, and transfer them into digital format on your computer. Most laptops and tablets have built-in microphones. Includes close talk, omnidirectional, unidirectional, and clip-on microphones. |
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| Introduced by Intel Corporation in 1971. A small chip containing millions of transistors. Functions as the CPU of the computer. |
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office.microsoft.com
A company that sells computer software. Started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The website includes many tips and tricks for using Microsoft Office applications. |
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| The database program in the Microsoft Office suite. |
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| On a Windows 8 computer, the default setting is to put in a password to log in to this account after the computer has completely booted up. This makes it easy for multiple people to share the computer while maintaining access to individual settings and preferences. |
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| The spreadsheet program in the Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Online suites. First made in 1985. One of the first spreadsheets to use a graphical user interface. |
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| An installed productivity software suite. The standard proprietary software suite for Windows. A verson is available for Apple computers. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, and Outlook. |
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| A web-based productivity software suite. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. |
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| A web-based productivity software suite. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. |
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| The PIM and email program in the Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Online suites. The most widely used PIM program. |
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| The presentation program in the Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Online suites. |
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| Business software that helps project managers easily create and modify scheduling charts to plan and track specific project tasks and coordinate personnel resources. |
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| Drawing software used to create drawings, maps, block diagrams, networking and engineering flowcharts, and project schedules. |
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| The word processing program in the Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Online suites. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates the US military. |
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mint.com
The leader in financial planning software. Tracks and analyzes spedning habits and offers advice on how to better manage finances. Can track investment portfolios. Can monitor and update finances from any device with private and secure settings. |
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| MIT Center for Future Civic Media |
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jumbotron.media.mit.edu
Produced software which enables users to create a large display from a set of smaller units. Prevents waste of monitors in landfills. |
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M-commerce
Using applications on smartphones to buy and sell products. Expected to increase in popularity. Includes mobile payments and mobile coupons. |
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Mobicoupon
Mobile barcode
A form of mobile commerce. A specialized coupon tailored to the consumer based on location and past purchases. Using an app to look up information on QR codes. |
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| A form of mobile commerce. Using an app to pay by showing your smartphone. May be used at Starbucks and Target. Includes Google Wallet, Square Wallet, and Apple Pay. It is just as safe as making purchases on the web. |
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| An app which check's people's opinions on the quality of products. |
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| Display screen. An output device that displays text, graphics, videos, and soft copies of documents. Made up of millions of pixels. Includes LCD, LED, and OLED screens. Factor to consider when choosing a monitor include aspect ratio, resolution, contrast ratio, viewing angle, brightness, and response time. |
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| A course management software. |
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| A game by NASA that simulates life on a space settlement, with 3D graphics, team play, and chat. |
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| A web browser introduced in 1993 from NCSA, allowing users to view multimedia on the web. Caused internet traffic to increase by nearly 3.5 times. |
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| The main circuit board of a computer that contains electrical components including CPU, memory, expansion cards, and many circuit boards that help the computer function. |
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| An input device used to enter user responses and commands. Includes optical and trackball mice. |
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themovieblog.com
A blog with reviews and opinions about movies. |
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| An operating system by Microsoft, made for IBM computers in 1980. Eventually virtually all PCs running on the Intel chip used MS-DOS as their operating system. |
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| Anything that involved one or more forms of media in addition to text, including graphics, audio files, and video files. |
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| Includes digital image or video editing software, digital audio software, or other specialty software to produce computer games, animations, and movies. |
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| Modern operating systems which allow a single user to perform more than one process at a time. |
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| Multiuser operating system |
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Network operating system
Lets more than one user access the computer system at a time. Handles and prioritizes requests. Found in networks connectedto many users simultaneously. The latest version of Windows and OS X can be considered network operatnig systems; enables basic networks in homes and small businesses. Larger networks such as mainframes and supercomputers require more robust network operating systems. Includes Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Linux, and UNIX. |
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| Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) |
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moma.org
Has audio guides, podcasts, and multimedia tours which can be accessed on a smartphone, enabling visitors to listen to music te artists listened to while creating pieces, or to view other works with similar techniques or themes. |
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mybookmarks.com
A free internet service that stores your bookmarks and favourites online. |
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| A Windows Ease of Access Tool. Reads what is on the screen. Can read contents of a window, menu options, or text you have typed. |
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| Ntional Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) |
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| Released Mosaic in 1992. Many of the developers released Netscape. |
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| National Severe Storms Lab |
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| Uses computers to predict tornadoes with increasing accuracy. |
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| A Cambridge professor who founded AIMS. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates a network organization, but is no longer restricted. |
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| A small, lightweight laptop 7 - 10 inches wide, with a longer battery life. Sacrifices performance for portability. |
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Netscape Navigator 1.0
A web browser launched December 1994 by developers at NCSA. Became a predominant browser, heralding in the growth of the web. Pressurse from Microsoft lead to it being free to the public in 1998. |
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| Network interface card (NIC) |
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| An expansion card that enable the computer to connect with other computers, or to cable modem for high-speed internet connection. |
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Thread discussion
Discussion group
Built around topics or interests. Participants read entries form other participants and respond, creating a thread. Participants can start new threads. Doesn't rely on instant response. |
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| Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) |
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| A plan to focus resources on talented mathematical minds in Africa. Won funding from Project 10100. |
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| A create-your-own social network. Allows users to create social networks around common topics. Groups can be public or private. |
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| Memory thhat is not erased when the power is turned off. ROM is a form of non-volatile storage. |
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| A printer that sprays ink or uses laser beams to transfer marks onto paper. Includes inkjet, laser, and all-in-one printers. |
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| Used for research, brainstorming, collaboration, and organizing random bits of information. Includes Evernote, AudioNote, Simplenote, and Noteability. |
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gingerlabs.com
A note-taking program with PDF annotations. Advanced word processing. Linked audio recordings to notes. Auto-sync notes between devices. |
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| Keys on a keyboard. Allows you to enter numbers quickly. |
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| An open-source web authoring program. |
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omahapaper.com
A business that uses business-to-business ecommerce to distribute paper products to other companies. |
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| Omnidirectional microphone |
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| A microphone that picks up sound equally well from all directions. Used for conference calls in meeting rooms with many people. |
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omnifocus.com
A more full-featured PIM option for Mac devices. |
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| A Windows Ease of Access Tool. Allows you to type with a pointing device. |
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onedrive.com
A method to share and collaborate on files. Online file storage systems that enable you to share files with others in addition to keeping files synced with internet-connected devices. |
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| Allows you to videoconference with up to 12 people at a time. Includes a mobile app. |
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dmoz.org
A human-edited subject directory with keyword search capabilities. Maintained by a global community of volunteer editors. |
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| Free software available with a few licencing and copyright restrictions. A community of users continues to make changes to the software, keeping it current. |
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| The database program in the Apache OpenOffice suite. |
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| The spreadsheet program in the Apache OpenOffice suite. |
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| The presentation program in the Apache OpenOffice suite. Very similar to PowerPoint. |
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| The word processing program in the Apache OpenOffice suite. |
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| The most common type of system software. The program that controls how the computer system functions. Manages hardware and provides means by which users can interact with the computer. Provides consistent means for application software to work with the CPU. Manages, schedules, and coordinates tasks. Every computer has an operating system. System software on most computers is Windows (for PC) or OS X (for Apple). |
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| A drive that can read from and/or burn memory onto discs. Data is saved as tiny pits burned onto the disc by high-speed laser. Includes compact discs, digital video discs, and blue-ray discs. |
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| A mouse that uses an internal sensor or laser to detect movement. Doesn't require a mousepad. No moving parts on teh bottom, so there is no way for dirt to interfere with its mechanisms, and less chance of parts breaking down. |
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| A common top-level domain. Indicates an organization, often a non-profit. |
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| Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) |
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| A monitor which uses organic compounds that produce light when exposed to electric current. Does not require backlight to function; draws less pwer and has a thinner display, sometimes as thin as 3 mm. Brighter and more environmentally friendly than LCDs. Found in cell phones, iPods, and digital cameras. Soon OLED displays will be flexible and transparent, which could be used for augmented reality. |
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orlive.com
Provides surgical webcasts that demonstrate the latest surgical innovations and techniques. |
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| A Nairobi lawyer who tried to raise awareness of violence following an election in Kenya. Ushahidi was created for this purpose. |
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| An operating syste developed by Apple. Available on laptops, desktops, and all-in-ones. Has many similarities to Windows, including windows-based interface. Based on the UNIX operating system; exceptionally stable and reliable. File folder names can be 255 characters, are case sensitive, may not have colons, and do not require file extensions. |
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| An early personal computer. Made in April 1981. The first "portable" computer. Weighed 24.5 lbs. Had a 5 inch screen, 64 kilobytes of RAM, and two floppy disk drives. Was preinstalled with spreadsheet and word processing software. Cost $1,795 ($4,704 in today's dollars). It was an overnight success, sales quickly reached 10,000 units per month. |
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| A free web-based email service that is linked to Outlook data. A combination of Hotmail and Windows Live. |
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| A function of computers. Displays data and information in a suitable form. |
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| Let you send processed data out of the computer in the form of text, pictures, sound, or video. Includes monitors, printers, and speakers. |
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| The first desktop publishing software, made in 1985. |
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| The unit with which printer speed is measured. |
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| When more RAM is needed, some data or instructions are temporarily moved to Swap files. |
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pandora.com
Allows you to personalize your audio stream by specifying a favourit artist, song, or composer that you want to hear. The service picks music with similar characteristics. |
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| The first accurate mechanical calculator, created by Blaise Pascal in 1642. Used gears to count by tens. Coul add, subtracct, multiply, and divide. Its design was used for over 300 years. |
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Subdirectory
Part of a URL. Information that follows a slash after the domain name. Functions in navigation within the website. |
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| Separates nested drives, libraries, or files in the file path. In Windows it is a backslash, "\". In OS X it is a colon, ";". In UNIX and Linux it is a forward slash, "/". |
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paypal.com
A payment intermediary that allows anyone to pay online with a credit card or bank account without sharing financial information. The standard means of payment for online merchants, and offers buyer protection and dispute resolution services. |
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pcdecrapifier.com
An application that removes bloatware. |
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| A common extension. Portable document format. Opened with Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. |
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| Components such as monitors or keyboards, which connect to the system unit of a desktop computer. |
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| Personal digit assistant (PDA) |
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| An electronic device which can include some of the function of a computer, cell phone, music player, and camera. Enter data and cammands by tapping or writing on the touch-sensitive screen. |
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| A set of formal or informal ethical principles you use to make decisions in your life. |
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| Personal information manager software (PIM) |
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| Helps you manage email, contacts, calednars, notepads, to-do list, and tasks in one place. Can have email management features. Simplifies sharing calendars and scheduling meetings. Includes Toodledo, OmniFocus, Microsoft Outlook, and Lotus Organizer. |
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| Small computers that show shoppers information on prices, specials, and total purchase price. |
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| Founded the Witness Project. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. You can "dock" tabs to the taskbar, or minimize and save them. |
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| Choosing which applications are visible on the Start screen in Windows 8. Newly installed programs are pinned to the Start screen by default. |
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| A media sharing network. Allows users to share pictures and videos. |
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| Tiny dots of light which make up a monitor. |
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| The combination of an OS and a specific processorr. |
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| A printer for oversized pictures that require drawing of precise and continuous lines, such as maps and architectural plans. Uses a computer-controlled pen that provide a greater level of precision than other printers can produce. |
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| Device drivers included in Windows. A software and hardware standard designed to facilitate installation of new hardware in PCs. Allows you plug in a new device and have it run immediately. |
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Special software that adds a specific feature to an existing software program. Some popular plug-ins include Adobe Reader, Flash Player, QuickTime Player, Shockwave Player, Silverlight, and Windows Media Player. |
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| A series of audio or video files distributed over the internet. There are podcasts for radio shows, audio books, magazines, and educational programs. You can download them and listen to them, or have content delivered by RSS. |
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podfeed.net
A broad collection of podcasts. |
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| Point of eye camera (PoE) |
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| A camera designed so that teh camera is positioned directly in front of the eye, ultimately implanted within the eye or eye socket. It may be used to assist with those with vision problems. |
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| A place through which a peripheral device attaches to computer so that data may be exchanged between it and the operating system. Includes Thunderbolt, USB, Fire Wire 800, Connectivity, HDMI, VGA, and DVI ports. |
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| A focus in the field of psychology, pioneered by Dr. Martin Seligman. Works to discover the cause of happiness, instead of addressing the treatment of mental dysfunctions. Identifying personal strengths and values, then aligning  your life so you can apply them every day. The effect is equivalent to that of antidepressant medication therapy. |
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| Power-on self-test (POST) |
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| Performed during the boot process. The BIOS ensures that essential peripheral devices are attached and operational. Compares results of the POST with hardware configurations permanently stored in the GMOS (memory that uses almost no power). |
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| Housed inside the system unit. Transforms wall voltages required by computer chips. |
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powtoon.com
Provides a library of cartoon-like characters that are easily animated to give a presentation a "storytelling" aspect. Can be converted to video clips and displayed on the web. |
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| A common extension. A presentation. Opened with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and later. |
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| Higher priority interrupts are seen to first. All interrupts are seen to in a quick, seamless fashion. |
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| Used to create slideshows for prsentations. Can embed online videos, and trim video clips. Tips for making a good presentation: be careful with colour, use bullets for key points, use images, consider font size and style, and keep animations and/or background audio to a minimum. |
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prezi.com
A web-based presentation program that uses an innovative way to produce presentations. Uses a large canvas on which you connect ideas, which is navigated using zooming in and out. Videos can be added. |
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| An output device that creates hard copies of text and graphics. Includes nonimpact printers, impact printers, plotters, and thermal printers. Aspects of printers to consider wen choosing a printer are speed, resolution, colour output, and cost of consumables. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Privacy features let you browse the web without retaining a history trail, temporary files, cookis, or usernames and passwords. |
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| A function of computers. Manipulates, calculates, and organizing data into information. |
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| Application software which includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, note-taking, personal information managing, and personal finance. Allows you to do tasks required at home, school, or business. Often cheaper to buy as a software suite. |
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Instruction set
Provids a means for us to interact with and use a computer. |
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| A project by Google which awards $10 million to five projects selected by public voting, via presentations through TED (ted.com). Awarded the project Next Einstein Initiative. |
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| A large business related software. Creates scheduling charts to plan and track specific tasks and coordinate resources. |
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| An output device that projects images onto a wall or viewing screen. Commonly used in business or education. Can be small and lightweight. Includes entertainment projectors. |
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Commercial software
Software that you buy, such as Microsoft Office applications. Can be downloaded from the internet, or bought on a DVD. There is little or no formal support. |
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| A part of a URL. Used to retrieve the document. Includes http and ftp. |
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| Working for something larger than yourself. This encourages people to work for free for altruistic causes. |
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| Quick response codes (QR) |
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| A special type of barcode, which when photographed on a cell phone an produce a link to online information. |
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apple.com
A popular plug-in. Plays MP3, animation, music, MIDI, audio, and video files. |
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| The most common keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six keys in the first row. The standard English-language keyboard layout. Originally designed for typwriters to slow typists to prevent keys from jamming. Inefficient, but efforts to change have not been met with public interest. |
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| Racel Botsman and Roo Rogers |
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| Wrote What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. |
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| Used in Bluetooth technology. |
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| Randome access memory (RAM) |
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| Found on the motherboard. Where programs and data are stored. Faster to read from and write to than the hard drive and other forms of storage. THe processor requests content from RAM and it is delivered in a few nanoseconds. Consists of a series of memory cards. A form of volatile storage. |
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| A weekend-long event of hacking in Philadelphia which created apps that keep track of government lobbyists, map locations of city murals, and help people dig fire hydrants out of snow. |
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| Wrote a program to send email over ARPANET in 1972. Developed the "user@host" convention. |
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| Found on the motherboard. Holds instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on. Instructions stored in the ROM are permanent. A form of non-volatile storage. |
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| Real-time operating system (RTOS) |
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Embedded systems
Require minimal user interaction. Found in machinery that perform repetitive and specific tasks. A program with a specific purpose. Some commercially available RTOS software programs include eCOS, FreeRTOS, and LynxOS. |
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| Really Simple Syndication (RSS) |
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| A format that sends the latest content of podcasts or webcasts automatically to an aggregator. |
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| On a Mac it is called Trash. A folder on the desktop, represented by a recycling bin icon. When files are deleted from the hard drive they reside in this folder until you permanently purge them from the system. |
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| A proprietary version of Linux that comes with support. Has been selling versions of Linux since 1994. |
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| An information recommendation and filtering network. Allows users to post their opinion of products, servicse, news, or web items from other sources, for others to see and use. |
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| An app that scans barcodes of products and compares the price to similar products nearby or online. |
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| Acts as a source for reference materials such as an atlas, dictionary, or thesuarus. |
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| A new utility program in Windows 8 that attempts to diagnose and fix errors in system files causing the computer to behave improperly. Data files are not moved or changed. Apps from the Windows Store are kept intact. Apps from the Internet or DVDs are removed. |
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| Contains all the configurations used by the OS and other applications. Contains setting put in place, and instructions on which program to load first. |
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| An ethical system. There is no universal moral truth. Moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs. |
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| Something to consider before using a website for research. Is the information on the site current? Look for a date to make sure it is current. |
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| A system used in some touchscreen technology. Maps the exact location of the pressure point created when a user touches the screen. Uses pressure to register a touch; doesn't matter what has touched the screen. |
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| An aspect of a monitor. The clearness or sharpness of the image. Related to the number of pixels and the aspect ratio. An LCD monitor has a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200, meaning it contains 1600 vertical columns with 1200 pixels. High resolution on a small monitor results in small images. |
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| An aspect of a printer. The image clarity. Measured in dots per inch. For black-and-white text, 300 is recommended. For general images, 1200. For high quality photographs, 4800. |
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| An aspect of a monitor. The time it takes for a pixel to change colour. High response times result in jerky images. |
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| If something goes awry while installing software, you can return your system to the way it was before you started. |
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| A cleaning device with a sophisticated embedded computer which learns as it works. |
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| The hard drive, represented as the C: drive. The top filing structure of the computer. There are areas containing special OS files; programs in these files run the computer and should not be accessed. |
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A common extension. Opened with any program that can read text documents. |
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| A web browser developed by Apple for Macs. There is a Windows version for PCs. |
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| Founded Khan Academy in 2006. An investment analyst in Boston. Posted videos on YouTube to teach algebra to his cousins in New Orleans. |
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| An input device which works like a photocopy machine, but creates a digital image rather than copying the image. |
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| Software designed to make it seem that something is wrong with your computer, persuading you to buy a solution. |
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| A specialized search product from Google. Searches scholarly literature such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, and publications from academic organizations. |
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screenleap.com
Software which allows you to share your computer screen with anyone. |
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scribblar.com
A method to share and collaborate on files. A multi-user whiteboard with live audio chat. Great for holding virtual brainstorming sessions. |
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| A set of programs that searches the web for keywords, and returns with a list of sites on which those keyworsd were found. Most search engines rank results based on the frequency of the appearance of keywords, as well as location of those wrods in the sites. Make revenue by offering side columns with paid links related to the search. Includes a spider, an indexer program, and search engine software. |
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| A component of a search engine. Software that searches indexed data, and pulls out relevant information according to your search. |
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seagate.com
A utility program similar to Error-Checking. |
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| Second-generation computer |
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| Computers that use transistors to store data. |
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| Pie shaped wedges on hard drives where data is stored. Divided into clusters. |
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| A protocol that manages the security of a website. The "s" in "https://" indicates that it is applied. |
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An evolving extension of the web, in which data is defined so that computers may process it. Currently, it operates by recognizing keywords, but cannot determine specific information. In the future, the semantic web will be able to find information in order to co-ordinate with you to make appointments, compare products, and record personal bookkeeping. Businesses and software would have to use the same categorization structures; websites would have human-friendly text and pictures as well as underlying metadata for devices to use. |
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| A computer that recieves requests from clients and returns data to clients in a client/server network. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Brings back active web pages if the browser or system shuts down unexpectedly. |
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shapeways.com
Uses 3D printing to enable anyone to print their designs into physical models, which can then be personalized, bought, or sold on an online community. |
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| Software that allows users to test software for a limited time free of charge. Not freeware; if you use the software after the trial period, you must pay for it. |
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| From Cornell University. Developing a microchip that can replace the function of the retina, which could be used to restore vision to the blind. |
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adobe.com
A popular plug-in. Plays interactive games, multimedia, graphics, and streaming audio and video on the web. |
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| An app that scans barcodes of products and compares the price to similar products nearby or online. |
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shutterfly.com
Lets you upload digital images from your computer and create photo albums to share with friends and family. Offers printing services, letting you create customized cards, stationery, books, and smarphone cases with images. |
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microsoft.com
A popular plug-in. Similar to Flash Player. Plays web-based animations and videos. |
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simplenote.com
A web-based, open-source note-taking software. Notes are organized by tags. Mobile apps are available. |
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| An educational and reference software. Allows you to experience a real situation through a virtual environment. Includes commercial and military flight, surgical instrument, and machine operation training. Allows you to experience potentially dangerous situations while staying safe, or experience things you could not afford to do in real life. |
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| Single-user multi-task operating system |
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| Commercially available for personal and business use. Most home computers can handle one person at a time, but can perform a variety of tasks simultaneously. Includes Windows OS and Mac OS. |
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| Single-user single-task operating system |
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| Designed to perform one task at a time for a single user. Includes Microsoft Disk operating system (MS-DOS). |
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sketchup.com
A free 3D modeling application owned by Timble, formerly owned by Google. Lets you create 3D images of your dream home. |
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skype.com
A popular voice-over-internet (VoIP) service. Allows free communication by audio, video and audio, or typed messages. A method to share and collaborate on files. Let users work together through video calling and sharing desktops remotely with other users. |
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| All documents, applications, and data you were using remain on the RAM, where they are quickly accessible when you restart the computer. The computer has a state of greatly reduced power consumption. |
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| An information sharing network. Allows users to share information. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Protection against phishing, malware, or other web-based threats. |
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| A small computer which offers many features including apps, media players, cameras, and web connectivity. Has CPU, memory, and storage. Includes the iPhone and Galaxy S5. |
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snapfish.com
Lets you upload digital images from your computer and create photo albums to share with friends and family. Offers printing services, letting you create customized cards, stationery, books, and smartphone cases with images. |
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| Ecommerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products. |
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| Enables the gathering of groups of people to connect and exchange ideas. During the "Arab Spring" of 2010, it brought together people facing repression and censorship in many countries. Politicians have begun to incorporate social networking as part of their political strategy. It is currently being used to create social unrest in the Ukraine. Using the web to commnuicate and share information with friends and others. Includes servers such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Web 2.0 technology lets you build on an online network of friends, and share media content. |
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| A set of computer programs that enables hardware to perform tasks. Includes application and system software. |
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| Software as a service (SaaS) |
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| Web-based applications. The vendor hosts software online and you access and use it over the internet without installing it on your computer. You can collaborate online with others. Many are not as fully featured as their installable counterparts. Most work with files from other applications. |
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End User Licence Agreement (EULA)
An agreement between a user and a software company. You must acept this agreement before installing software. A legal contract that outlines acceptable uses of the program. |
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| Making more copies of software than the licence permits; an illegal activity. The most common way is by borrowing istallation CDs from others and installing it on other computers. Larger-scale duplication and distribution is also common. Nearly half of all software used is priated. You can be fined up to $250,00 and/or a five-year jail sentence. |
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| A bundled package of sevreal proprietary software programs. Individual programs within a suite work well together because they share common features. Includes installed and web-based suites. |
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| A recently popular option for memory storage in ultrabooks and laptops. Has no moving parts. More efficient, more quiet, emits less heat, and uses less power than a hard drive. Less likely to fail if it is dropped or bumped. Typically can store 1 TB or more. |
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sonycreativesoftware.com
An audio editing software. |
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| An expansion card that provides a connection for the speakers and microphone. |
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| The actual lines of instructional code that make a program work. The source code of proprietary software is not accessible to the general public. |
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| A Windows Ease of Access Tool. Allows you to dictate text and control your computer by voice. |
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| Speech-recognition systems |
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| The computer is operated through a microphone. The user tells it to perform specific commands, or to translate spoken words into data input. |
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| An output device that produces sound. Most computers have speakers sufficient to play audio clips and for videoconferencing or phone calls. Includes surround-sound speakers. |
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| An aspect of a printer. Print speed is measured in pages per minute. Black-and-white documents print faster than colour documents. Laser pritners print faster than inkjet printers. |
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| A component of a search engine. A program that constantly collects data on the web, following links in web-sites and reading web pages. Gets its name because it crawls over the web using multiple "legs", visiting many sites simultaneously. |
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| A program that helps coordinate all print jobs currently being sent to a printer. Indicates if the printer is available. Forms a queue of print jobs so they can be processed in order. |
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spotify.com
Lets you pick your own songs, build a playlist, and share playlists with others. |
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| Lets you make calculations and perform numerical analyses. Can be used to track expenses or create a budget. Can automatically recalculate all formulas and functions when values of some inputs change. Consists of worksheets which are grids of cells. Can create column, pie, line, stock, and scatter charts. Cells can be filled with text, values and dates, formulas, or functions. Includes Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice Calc. |
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| People or entities who are affected by the operations of a business. Includes customers, suppliers, employees, investors, financial leaders, and society at large. |
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| The first interaction you have with the OS. The first image you seeon the display. In Windows 8, it provides access to most used aplications in one screen. |
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| From the University of Toronto. Developign a PoF camera. |
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| An employee of a computer game manufacturer in 1975. Liked Wozniak's prototypes for computer designs, and made suggestions. Built the Apple I in 1976, and formed Apple Computer company in 1976. |
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| An employee at Hewlett-Packard in 1975, dabbling in computer design. Built the Apple I in 1976, and formed Apple Computer company in 1976. Developed DOS in 1977. |
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| Recently convicted for two murders in Chicago, based on evidence from computer forensics. |
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stitcher.com
Customizes podcast playlists. |
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| A function of computers. Saves data and information. |
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| Multimedia that is continuously fed into your browser, to avoid having to wait for the file to download before listening to/watching it. |
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| A mapping program by Rand McNally. Perfect for businesses that require a lot of travel. |
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| An input device which resembles a pen, and is used to tap commands or draw on a screen. |
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| A structure outline of websites organized by topics and subtopics. Can be used to narrow down lists to meaningful websites. |
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| A specially designed computer that can perform complex calculations extremely rapidly. Used when complex models requiring intensive mathematical calculations are needed, such as weather forcasting or atomic energy research. Designed to execute a few programs as quickly as possible. |
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| A system used in some touchscreen technology. Uses two transducers along the x and y axes of the monitor's glass plate. Reflectors reflect an electrical signal from the sending trsnducer to the receiving transducer. Determines whether the signal has been disturbed by a touch, and locates the touch instantly. Touch is registered by any object. |
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| A system of speakers and audio processing that envelops the listener in a 360-degree field of sound. Wireless speakers can avoid cluttering the room. |
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| Allows users to trade used items such as books, clothes, and DVDs. |
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A file on the hard drive where data or instructions are temporarily stored for paging. |
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| The main files of the OS on the hard drive. BIOS searches for the system files and loads them onto the RAM during the boot process. If you rename a system file, your computer may crash and become inoperable. |
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| The minimum recommended standards for the operating system, processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity in order to run a program. Printed on the software packaging, or available online at the manufacturer's website. Ensure your computer meets these requirements before installing software. |
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| A utility program similar to FarStone, RestoreIT, and Acronis True Image. Restores your system to a previous, stable state. Sets the computer back to the most recent system in the restore point. |
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| A snapshot of the entire system's settings, generated prior to installing or updating software, or automatically once a week. You can create a restore ponit manually at any time. |
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| A category of software. A set of programs that enable the hardware and application software to work together. Coordinates instructions between application software and the computer's hardware. It is always running. Includes the operating system and utility programs that help manage system resources. |
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| A separte case or tower that houses the main components of a desktop computer. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Tabs are independent of one another; if one crashes it does not affect other tabs. |
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| A feature of some web broswers. Web pages are loaded in "tabs" within the same browser window. |
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| A type of portable computer. Integrated into a flat, multitouch-sensitive screen. The iPad was the first tablet computer, released by Apple in 2010. Includes the Samsung Galaxy Tab. |
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Convertible PC
Similar to a laptop, but the monitor swivels to fold flat. Allows it to function as a laptop and as a tablet computer using touchscreen. |
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Social bookmarking
Similar to bookmarking, but you save bookmarks to a website so you can share them with others. |
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target.com
A business with physical stores and online business. Has business-to-consumer ecommerce. |
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| A utility program similar to Resource Monitor. Displays performance measures for processes, provides information on programs and processors running on your computer. Used to check on or exit a nonresponsive program. |
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| Displays open and favourite applications for easy access. |
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| Lets you prepare your state and federal taxes. Offers a complete set of tax forms an instructions as well as videos with expert advice on how to complete each form. |
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| A set of communication rules that allows different types of comptuers to communicate. Develoepd by Vincent Cerf and Bob Kahn. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. A tab can be dragged away to open it in a new window. |
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| Technologically challenged |
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| Doesn't know much about computers, still writes on paper, uses a compter only for basic things. |
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| A manner of accomplishing a task, especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge. Can be used to advance your career and make your life easier. |
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| A tool that increases efficiency. A predesigned form. Included in many productivity applications. Provide the basic structure for certain types of documents, spreadsheets, databases, or presentations. Can be layout designs, formatting and styles, or automated tasks. |
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| Ten Commandments of Computer Ethisc |
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Developed by the Computer Ethics Insitute. Widely cited as a benchmark for companies developing computer usage and compliance policies for employees.
1. Do not cause harm to others when using computers.
2. Do not interfere with other people's efforts at accomplishing work with comptuers.
3. Do not snoop in other people's computer files.
4. Do not use computers to commit theft.
5. Do not use computers to promote lies.
6. Do not use software without paying the creator, or make illegal copies.
7. Do not use other people's computer resources without authorization and compensation.
8. Do not claim other people's intellactual output as your own.
9. Consider the social consequences of the products of your computer labour.
10. Use computers in ways that show consideration and respect for others. |
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About 4.6 million books, the number of books in the Rutgers University Library. Many personal computers are capable of storing this amount. |
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| An educational and reference software. Designed to improve performance on standardized tests. |
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| A type of data which can be entered into cells on spreadsheet software. Combinations of letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. Used as labels to identify contents of a worksheet or chart. |
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| A printer used to print receipts and tickets. Popular for mobile printing in conjunction with smartphones and tablets. Includes thermal wax transfer and direct thermal printing. |
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| A thermal printer that melts wax-based ink onto paper. |
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| A web-based productivity software suite. Includes Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation, and Note. |
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| The word processing program in the ThinkFree suite. |
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| The note-taking program in the ThinkFree suite. |
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| The presentation program in the ThinkFree suite. |
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| The spreadsheet program in the ThinkFree suite. |
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| Computers that use integrated circuits to store data. |
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| With excessive paging, a computer becomes slow. This problem is solved by increasing RAM on the computer. |
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| A feature of some web browsers. Provides a thumbnail preview of all open web pages in open tabs. |
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| The newest port technology, developed by Intel using fibre optics. Has transfer speeds up to 20 GB/s. Useful for laptops and ultrabooks; allows you to connect up to six peripherals. Apple was the first to integrate these ports into hardware. |
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| A physicist at CERN who wanted a method for linking his research documents so other researchers could access them. Developed and published the HTTP protocol and the WWW. Developed the first web browser with Robert Cailliau. Invented the web in Switzerland in 1989, after the internet was invented. |
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Keys on a keyboard. Function changes between two options.
Example: caps lock key. |
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toodledo.com
A free PIM software that coordinates well with Microsoft Outlook. |
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| Part of the domain name. Indicates the kind of organization to which the host belongs. Each country has a top-level domain with two letters. Some countries have subdomains for each state/province. |
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| An input device. A display screen that responds to commands initiated by touching them with a finger or stylus. May display a virtual keyboard onto the screen. |
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Trackpad
Found on most laptops. A small, touch-sensitive area at the base of the keyboard. Mac laptops have multituouch trackpads controlled by one-, two-, and three- or four-finger actions. Most laptops have buttons under or near the touchpad to record mouse clicks. |
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tout.com
A source of video logs. |
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| Concentric circles on the platter of hard drives, where data is stored. Divided into sectors. |
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| A mouse which remains stationary, and doesn't demand much wrist motion. Considered healthier for the wrist. Becoming rare. |
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| Replacing cars or vans taking pictures on the side of the road. |
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| A smaller, more powerful means to store data than vacuum tubes. Limited in how small they can be made. |
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| An educaitonal and reference software. Generates maps and provides driving instructions. Some incorporate hotel, restaurant, and other trip information. |
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| An early personal computer. Made in November 1977. Introduced by Radio Shack. A monochrome display, 4 KB of RAM, hidden circuitry underneat the keyboard. Popular with consumers; sold 10,000 in the first month. Aimed at the US consumer market. |
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| A social media netwrok. A social exchange network. Allows users to connect with others and provide status updates. Being used for propaganda on both sides of the war in the Ukraine. |
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| A hypothetical machine model that had mathematical procedures (algorithms). Described a process by which the machine could read, write, or erase symbols on squares of paper tape; the precursor to RAM. |
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Text
A common extension. Opened with any program that can read text documents. |
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| The top-level domain of the United Kingdom. |
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4K
A TV with 3840 x 2160 resolution, four times as many pixels as an HDTV monitor. Provides a noticeable difference in picture quality on screens 50 inches or larger. They are expensive. |
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| A full-feature but lightweight laptop. Competes with the MacBook Air. Features low-power processors and SSD to reduce size and weight, and extend battery life without sacrificing performance. |
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| Audio files found on audio CDs; no data is removed. Quality is a perfect representaiton of audio as it was recorded. File size is much larger than compressed files. Includes WAV and AIFF files. |
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| Not conforming to a set of approved standards of behaviour. |
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| Unidirectional microphone |
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| A microphone that picks up sounds from one direction. Best used for recordings with one voice, such as podcasts. |
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| Uniform resource locator (URL) |
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| Each webpage has a unique URL, which is typed into a browser to access it. Most current browsers do not require the full URL; the browser will fill it automatically. A URL includes a protocol, a domain name, and a path. |
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| United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) |
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wfp.org
Analyzes the location and need for food, and positions food where it will help the most. Uses GIS and mobile devices. |
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| Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) |
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| The first commercially successful electronic digital computer. Completed in 1951. Operated on magnetic tape rather than punch cards. Gained notoriety when it was used to predict the outcome of the Stevenson-Eisenhower presidential race in 1951. Analyzed 5% of the popular vote, and correctly identified Eisenhower as the victor. It was a first-generation computer. |
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| Universal serial bus (USB) port |
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| The port most commonly used to connect input and output devices to the computer. Connects to a wide variety of peripherals. USB 3.1 standard has transfer speeds up to 10 GB/s. Comes in three standard configurations; standard, micro, and mini. |
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| A multiuser, multitasking operating system that is used as a network OS. Can be found on a PC. Developed in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Code was initially not owned by any company. Now it is a brand that belongs to The Open Group, but any vendor can use the UNIX name and modify the code to run on their hardware. |
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| How you interact with the OS. Desktops, icons, and menus that let you communicate with the computer. |
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"Testimony"
A crisis-mapping tool. A free, publicly available platform that was created to raise awareness of violence following an election in Kenya. Ory Okolloh played a part in its creation. It was used following the earthquakes in Haiti to locate injured people, and after the tsunami in Japan to allow people to find areas with clean water and food. |
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| An ethical system. Actions are judged by consequences. Actions that generate greater happiness are judged as better than actions that lead to unhappiness. Individual happiness is not important; the greater good is considered. |
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A type of system software. Small programs that perform many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer, system maintenance, and file compression. Essential part of system software.
Three types:
1. Included with the OS
2. Sold as stand-alone programs
3. OFfered as freeware |
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| A type of data which can be entered into cells on spreadsheet software. Numerical data representing quantities or dates or times. Often the basis for calculations. |
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| A personal identification chip the size of a grain of rice. Implanted beneath the skin. Transmits a serial number into a scanner when exposed to radio waves. The number can then be used to access the name, address, and medical conditions of the person from a database. It may be used to keep Alzheimer's patients safe. Similar chips which are not implanted are currently usd in hospitals to keep track of newborn infants. |
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| A security company that certifies that online transaction are secure. |
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| Verizon Innovative App Challenge |
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| Offers schools in the United States prize money for student teams that design apps. |
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| A large business related software. Addresses the needs of businesses in specific industries or markets, such as real estate, banking, and automative industries. |
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| An expansion card that provides a connection for the monitor. |
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appsneon.com
Downloads, converts, and copies videos from the web onto your personal media player. |
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| Video graphics array port (VGA) |
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| A port found on older LCD monitors and televisions. |
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Vlog
Video blog
A blog that uses video as its primary content. An increasingly popular means of personal expression. Can be found on YouTube or Tout. |
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| Videoconferencing technology |
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| Allows a person equipped with a personal video camera and microphone to transmit video and audio on the internet or other communications medium. |
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| An aspect of a monitor. The distance in degrees from which you can move to the side, above, or below a monitor before the image degrades. Too low an angle means only those sitting directly in front of the monitor will see a good image. 150 degrees or more is preferrable. |
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| Vincent Cerf and Bob Kahn |
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| Developed the TCP/IP protocol. |
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| An app by NASA that lets you pretend you are using a scanning electron microscope. |
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| Optimizing RAM storage by borrowing hard drive space. |
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| An ethical system. Morals are internal. Strive to be a person who behaves well spontaneously. |
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| Developed by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1978. The first electronic spreadsheet application. An instant success. Home users could benefit from owning a personal computer. More than 100,000 copies were sold in its first year. |
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| Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) |
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| Using the internet to place phone calls. Low cost, protable, convenient, but usually lower quality than hard wired phones. Uses a protocol similar to email to voice data; voice is digitized. Requires a microphone, internet connection, and VoIP provider. |
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| Memory that is lost when you turn off the computer. RAM is a form of volatile storage. |
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| Restarting the system while it is powered on. Performed if the operating system stops resopnding or if you've installed new programs. Takes less time than a cold boot. |
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searchenginewatch.com
A search engine with a list of many speciality search engines, organized by industry. |
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| Came into being in the late 1900s. Had new features and functions that allowed users to contribute content easily, and to be easily connected to one another. Caused a shift from using the internet to consume, to using the internet to volunteer and collaborate. Before Web 2.0, users were unable to collaborate with others with web applications. |
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| Allows you to design interesting and interactive web pages without knowing HTML code. Includes wizards, templates, and reference materials to help novices complete most web authoring tasks. Includes Adobe Dreamweaver and NVU. |
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| A type of email. Includes Yahoo! and Gmail. Managed with your web browser, and allows you to access your email from the web. May be accessed from any internet-connected device. |
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| Software that lets you display and interact with text and other media on the web. The original browser could handle only text. |
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| The computer that hosts a website. |
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| A small camera mounted on top of a computer monitor or built into a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Able to capture still images or video. Used for videoconferencing. |
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| A usually live broadcast of audio or video content over the internet. Some webcasts are archived so they may be viewed at a later date. Some are RSS feeds. Can include non-interactive content such as simultaneous broadcast of a radio or television program, but some invite interactive responses from the audience. |
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| Accessed by typing in its URL into your browser. Composed of many web pages, each with a separate URL. |
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| What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption |
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| A book by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers. Says that the fuel beneath collaborative consumption services is a shift in the acceptance of sharing. |
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| People who resport businesses to regulatory agencies for committing illegal acts, or who expose unethical acts committed by employers. |
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| A web application that allows users to add, remove, or edit its content. Produces a "common" opinion, rather than that of an individual writer. Historical content is kept. |
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wikihow.org
An online project that uses wikis and collaborative process to build a large online how-to manual. |
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wikipedia.org
An information sharing network. Allows users to share information. A popular collaborative online encyclopedia. A wiki. |
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wikispaces.com
A wiki software on Google Drive. |
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| A common operating system, developed by Microsoft. Available on laptops, tablets, desktops, all-in-ones, and cell phones. Incorporates a user-friendly visual interface. Improvements over time have focused on increasing user functionality and friendliness, improving internet capabilities, supporting home networks, and enhancing file and privacy security. File and folder names can be 255 characters, are not case sensitive, require file extensions, and may not have the characters " / \ * ? < > | or :. Includes Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows 2000. |
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| The most recent OS release from Microsoft. Provides a new interface optimized for touch-screen devices. Has remote access, but lacks Media Center. Offered in two versions: Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. |
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| Applications specifically designed to run in the interface of Windows 8. Displayed full-screen. |
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| Large type with clean, readable block images inspired by metropolitan service signs. |
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| The first Microsoft operating system designed to be principally a GUI operating system. |
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| A key on a keyboard. Used alone, toggles between the Start screen and the foremost running app. Used with other keys it performs shrotcuts. |
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| A Windows control keyboard shortcut. Opens the Search bar in Files mode. |
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| A Windows control keyboard shortcut. Locks the computer. |
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| A Windows control keyboard shortcut. Displays open Windows 8 apps. |
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microsoft.com
A popular plug-in. Plays MP3 and WAV music files, movies, and live audio and video or broadcasts on the web. |
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witness.org
Founded by Peter Gabriels. Provides video documentation of human rights violations. Contributes to arrests of warlords in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for recruitment of child soldiers. |
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| A utility program that allows you to schedule tasks to run automatically at preditermined times. |
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| A tool that increases efficiency. Walks you through steps necessary to complete a complicated task. When installing software, you are often guided by a wizard. |
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| The precursor of Microsoft Word, made in 1983. A competitor with WordStar. Introduced in the pages of PC World magazine on the first magazine-inserted demo disk. |
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| Used to create and edit documents such as papers, notes, and resumes. Can incorporate graphics, templates, and wizards. Includes Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer. |
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| A competitor with WordStar. Made in 1980. The best DOS-based word processor, and was sold to Novell and later acquired by Corel. |
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wordpress.com
A website that offers free blog hosting. |
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| The first word processing application. Made in 1978. |
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worldcommunitygrid.org
A non-profit research organization which uses software to connect many individual computing devices, and uses them while they are idle to produce a cheap supercomputer which is then used for research on drugs, sustainability, and cancer. |
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A subset of the interent connected via hypertext; the one which we use the most. Dedicated to broadcasting HTML pages; the means by which we accessed information over the internt. Began in 1991, based on a protocol by Tim Berners-Lee. |
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| An application by NASA which makes 10 trillion bytes of satellite imagery available to the public. |
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writecheck.com
A website for students to help check for plagiarism violations. Compares your document to a database of publications, books, and web content, and identifies possible plagiarism violations. Used before submitting an assignment to ensure the paper is free from plagiarism, avoiding the serious consequences of this offence. |
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| A photocopier manufacturer that designed Alto in 1972. |
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| A common extension. A workbook. Opened with Microsoft Excel 2007 and later. |
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| A British social media website which follows the activities of members of the House of Commons, the Scottish Parliament, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Over 2 million social meida updates are made yearly by UK politicians. |
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yippy.com
A metasearch engine that groups similar results into topics called clusters. |
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| A media sharing network. Allows users to share pictures and videos. A source of video logs. |
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| A mechanical calculator invented in 1936 by Konrad Zuse. The first computer to include control units and separate memory functions. |
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About 4.9 quadrillion books, which would fill an area of library larger than North America. |
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| A common extension. A compressed file. Opened with various file compression programs. |
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| Allows hundreds and thousands of people to use shared cars. Drivers book cars by phone or online, and a special card allows you to unlock the door of the car. The card also tracks all the cars by GPS. |
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zoho.com
An open source web-based productivity software suite. Includes Writer, Sheet, Show, Creator, and Notebook. |
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| The database program in the Zoho suite. |
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| The note-taking program in the Zoho suite. |
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Zoho Books
The spreadsheet program in the Zoho suite. |
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| The prseentation program in the Zoho suite. Very similar to PowerPoint. |
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| The word processing program in the Zoho suite. |
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