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All 5.00 Key Terms
UNIT 5.00 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Cloud Storage | Online storage that enables users to upload, store, and access their files via the internet; users’ files are maintained by a third party at a remote database storage facility |
Cookies | Text files that are put on a website visitor’s hard disk and then later retrieved during subsequent visits to the site to track internet behavior |
Data Migration | The process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems |
Data Processing | Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts and figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts and figures and putting them into formats useful to a business |
Data | Facts and Figure |
Database | A virtual storage unit for information |
Hardware | The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem) |
Information System | Set of coordinated network of components, which act together towards producing, distributing and/or processing information |
Information Technology | Integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage data |
Intranet | An internal network similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel; used to access information and communicate with others within an organization. |
Intranet Continued... | A computer network that is restricted to the organization it serves; an internal internet |
Software | Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations |
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Application Programs | Programs that people use to get their work done |
Central Processing Unit (CPU) | A particular computer will have a particular type of processor |
Computer System | Consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software ( programs and data used with the physical computer) |
Embedded System | A computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates |
Main Memory | |
Motherboard | |
Network | |
Operating System | |
Output Device | |
Processor | |
RAM (Random Access Memory) | |
ROM (Read Only Memory) | |
Secondary Memory | |
Computer-Aided Design | |
Computer-Aided Manufacturing | |
Expert System | |
Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
Hardware | |
Internet Telephony | |
Network | |
Personal Identification Number (PIN) | |
Satellite | |
Smartphone | |
Software | |
Technology | |
Telecommuting | |
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) | |
Input Devices |