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| (compact disc read-only memory) is a type of optical disc that users can read but not write on (record) or erase- hence the name read-only. A typical CD-ROM holds from 650 MB to 1 GB of data, instructions, and information. |
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| (compact disc-recordable) is an optical disc onto which you can record your own items such as text, graphics, and audio. With CD-R, you can write on part of the disc at one time and another part at a later time. |
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| (compact disk-rewriteable) is an erasable optical disk you can write on multiple times. A CD-RW overcomes the major disadvantage of CD-R disks, which is that you can write on them only once. |
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| (digital versatile disk-read-only memory) is a very high-capacity optical disc capable of storing from 4.7 GB to 17 GB----- more than enough to hold a telephone book containing every resident in the United States. |
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| is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic housed in a tape cartridge capable of storing large amounts of data and information at a low cost. |
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| Miniature Mobile Storage Media: |
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| are rewriteable media usually in the form of flash memory card, USB flash drive, or a smart card. |
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| are solid-state media, which means they consist entirely of electronics (chips, wires, etc.) and contain no moving parts. Common types of flash memory include compact flash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), xD Picture Card, and Memory Stick. |
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| sometimes called a pen drive or thumb drive, is a flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port on a computer or mobile device. Capacity typically ranges from 32 MB to 64 GB. |
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| which is similar in size to a credit card or ATM card, stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card. |
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| is a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers. A widely used communications device is the telephone or cable modem. |
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| is the key to productive use of computers |
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| consists of programs to control the operations of computer equipment. |
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| tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data. |
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| consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks. |
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| Word Processing Software: |
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| is used to create, edit, format, and print documents. A key advantage of word processing software is that users easily can make changes in documents, such as correcting spelling; changing margins; and adding, deleting or relocating entire paragraphs. |
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| Electronic Spreadsheet Software: |
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| allows the user to add, subtract, and perform user-defined calculations on rows and columns of numbers. These numbers can be changed and the spreadsheet quickly recalculates the new results. |
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| allows the user to enter, retrieve, and update data in an organized and efficient manner. |
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| Presentation Graphics Software: |
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| allows the user to create sides for use in a presentation to a group. Using special projection devices, the slides are projected directly from the computer. |
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| is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media. |
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| when a computer connects to a network. |
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| is a network that connects computers in a limited geographic area, such as a school computer laboratory, office, or group of buildings. |
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| is a network that covers a large geographical area, such as one that connects the district offices of a national corporation. |
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| is the world's largest network. Is also a worldwide collection of network that connects millions of business, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals. |
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| Internet Service Provider(ISP): |
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| is an organization, such as a cable company or telephone company, that supplies connections to the internet for a monthly fee. For example, EarthLink, and AT&T WorldNet are examples of national ISPs |
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| Online Service Provider(OSP): |
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| provides access to the internet, but it also provides a variety of other specialized content and services such as news, weather, financial data, e-mail, games, and more. |
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| Wireless Internet Service Provider(WISP): |
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| is a company that provides wireless Internet access to computers and mobile devices such as smart phones and PDAs. Boingo Wireless and Cingular Wireless are examples of WISPs. |
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| also called the Web, which contains billions of documents called Web pages. This is also one of the more popular segments of the Internet. |
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| can contain text, graphics, audio, and video, and has built-in connections, or links, to other Web documents. |
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| is a related collection of Web pages. |
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| is a visitors to a web site access and view Web pages using a software program. |
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| Uniform Resource Locator(URL): |
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| is a web page that has a unique address. |
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| Hypertext Transfer Protocol: |
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| the communications standard used to transfer pages on the web. |
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| is a computer that delivers (serves) requested web pages. |
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| is when you conduct business activities online, you are participating in electronic commerce. There are three types of commerce, business to consumer, consumer to consumer, business to business. |
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| Business To Consumer(B2C): |
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| invoves the sale of goods to the general public. |
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| Consumer To Consumer(C2C): |
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| involves one consumer selling directly to another. |
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