Lesson 1
Terms
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- personal digital assistant (PDA)
- also called a plam-top computer; a smal portable, type of computer
- computer
- electronic device that receives data, stores data, and produces a result
- supercomputers
- largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data
- data
- information entered into the computer to be processed that consists of text, numbers, sounds, and images
- mainframe computers
- large powerful computers that are used for centralized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data
- software
- intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do
- smart phone
- any electronic handheld device that functions as a mobile phone as well as a personal digital assistand (PDA) or other information appliance
- sender
- computer that sends a data transmission
- an electronic message sent from one person's computer to another person's computer where it is stored until read by the receiving person
- microcomputer
- sometimes called a personal computer; used at home or at the office by one person; can fit on top or under a desk
- receiver
- computer that receives a data transmission
- hardware
- the tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched
- network
- connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices
- internet
- the largest network used as a communication tool
- notebook/laptop computer
- similar to a microcomputer; however it is smaller and portable
- information appliance (IA)
- a device that focuses on handling a particular type of information and related tasks. Typical devices could be an ipod or MP3 player, a handheld gaming console, and so on