Chapter 1
Terms
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- Hardware
- the tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched
- Notebook/Laptop computer
- similar to a microcomputer; however, it is smaller and portable
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
- also called a palm-top computer; a small, portable type of computer
- Software
- intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do
- an electronic message sent from one person's computer where it is stored until read by the reciecing person
- Data
- information entered into the computer to be processed that consists of text, numbers, sounds, and images
- Information Appliance (IA)
- a device that focuses on handeling a particular type of information and related tasks. Typical devices could be an ipod or MP3 player, a handheld gaming console, and so on
- Supercomputers
- largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volmues of data
- Sender
- computer that sends a data transmission
- Internet
- the largest network used as a commumication tool
- Computer
- electronic device that recieves data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result
- Microcomputer
- sometimes called a personal computer; used at home or at the office by one person; can fit on top or under a desk
- Smart Phone
- any electronic handheld device that functions as a mobile phone as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance
- Reciever
- computer that recieves a data transmission
- Network
- connectsa one coomputer to other computers and peripheral devices
- Mainframe computers
- large, powerful computers that are used fo centralized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data