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Chapter 5-Vocab 31O
31O R2S
Question | Answer |
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carriers | a business or individual that has something for people to use or buy |
data transmission | sending and receiving data via cables; the conveyance of any kind of information from one space to another |
disables | makes something unable to function properly |
functions | the usual purpose of a thing |
gadgets | small tool or machine that makes a particular job easier |
incompatible | too different to be able to work together |
innovation | the act or process of inventing or doing something new |
monitor | to carefully watch, listen to, or examine something over a period of time |
multitasking | being involved with more than one activity at a time |
network | a group of people, organizations etc. that are connected or that work together |
outdated | no longer useful or modern |
social mapping | a service that enables consumers to share their location, that is then geo-tagged as an image and other correspondence, which is then shared between friends on devices |
switch-hook | the control mechanism that answers and hangs up a call on a telephone. |
touch-tone | Generic term for push-button telephone that uses dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signaling instead of the older pulse dialing; having tone-producing keys which are decoded as a number at the telephone exchange |
tracking device | technology that can track or monitor |
distinctive ringing | Setting cell phones on one of several combinations of rings, music, or other unique alerting techniques |