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- 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.
- Hardware
- The tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched.
- Receiver
- Computer that receives a data transmission.
- Supercomputers
- Largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data.
- Smart Phone
- Any electronic handheld device that functions as a mobile phone as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance.
- Computer
- Electronic device that receives data, process data, stores data, and produces a result.
- Notebook/ Laptop computer
- Similar to a microcomputer; however, it is smaller and portable.
- Personal Digit Assistant
- Also called a palm-top computer; a small, portable type of computer.
- Microcomputer
- Sometimes called a personal computer; it is the most popular type of computer used today. Used at home or the office by one person; can fit on top or under a desk.
- Network
- Connects one computer to other computers (Laptops to PDAs Supercomputers to PCs, etc.) and peripheral devices(like scanners and printers). The internet is the largest network; an intranet connects a smaller group of computers- it contains less information, but is more secure.
- Software
- Intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
- Internet
- The largest network used as a communication tool.
- Data
- Information entered into the computer to be processed that consists of text, numbers, sounds, and images.
- An electronic message sent from one persons computer to another persons computer where it is stored until read by the receiving person.
- Mainframe computers
- Large, powerful computers that are used for centralized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data.
- Minicomputers
- Type of computer that is designed to serve multiple users and process significant amounts of data; larger than a microcomputer, but smaller than a mainframe.
- Sender
- Computer that sends a data transmission.