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| A special type of network used to communicate and share information within an organization |
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| Lightweight, portable personal computers; also called notebook computers |
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| A network that connects devices within a limited area, such as a home or a small group of offices |
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| A list of options from which a user can select an option to perform a desired action, such as choosing a command or applying a particular format to a part of a document; is often used as a way to provide the user with an easy-to-use alternative to memorizing program commands and their appropriate usage |
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| A group of computers that are connected to share resources and exchange information |
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| A disk drive that is shared with other computers on a network |
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| Located on the right side of the taskbar when the taskbar is located at the bottom of a screen; it displays the time, a volume icon, and icons of some progrmat that are running on a computer |
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| When a computer is connected to the Internet |
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| Controls the computer's hardware and provides services and access to the hardware for programs; it also manages the computer's operations and tasks, such as logging on, logging off, and shutting down |
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| The hardware and operating system together |
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| Used to present information in the form of slides |
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| Used by computer users to process the input data and generate the desired output |
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| A sequence of instructions that can be executed by a computer; also known as software |
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| Used to combine text and graphics to create documents such as brochures, greeting cards, annual reports, books, or magazines |
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| The main computer on a network that provides services to other computers on the network; it decides which computers are allowed to access the hardware and software on the network |
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| Provided by Windows XP; used to guide the user through each step of a particular task, such as installing hardware or software |
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| A sequence of instructions that a computer can execute; also referred to as programs |
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| Used to create budgets, manage accounts, perform mathematical calculations, and convert numerical data into charts and graphs |
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| Used to store data; a hard disk is an example of this |
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| Refers to the box that holds the processor, motherboard, disk drives, power supply, and the expansion bus |
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| Computer that allows you to write directly on the sceen by using a tablet pen |
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| A rectangular bar that is usually located at the bottom of the screen; can be used to select a program running on your computer |
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| Equal to 1,024 GB, approximately equal to trillion bytes |
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| Also known as the World Wide Web (WWW), is a collection of information that is accessible on the Internet. This information is arranged logically and stored on computers known as Web servers |
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| A pattern or picture on the screen background that you can choose |
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| A network that connects devices in geographically separated areas |
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| Used in Windows XP, it is a rectangular area on the monitor that displays a program. |
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| Used to create and modify text-based documents |
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| Refers to a computer connected to a network; can be used to access the hardware and software on a network |
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