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Information Age
Information Age Study Stack
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a computer system designed to fit on a desk, typically consists of a monitor, keyboard, and mouse | desktop computer |
a semiconductor computer part with three connections | transistor |
a small piece of semiconducting material that holds the parts of an integrated circuit | microchip |
a computer or television monitor that is made of tiny red, green and blue lights; together one of each light makes a pixel | RGB display |
a system on the Internet where documents can be shared and viewed in a web browser | world wide web |
a mobile device that combines cell phone and computer capabilities | smartphone |
a counting system that uses only two digits - zero and one | binary |
the smallest unit of digital data - a single 0 or 1 in a digital signal | bit |
eight bits form a | byte |
computers use binary to encode data. Data encoded this way is called | digital data |
a way of recording data that directly represents or reproduces something in the real world | analog |
a way of representing data as a string of 1s and 0s | digital |
personal behaviors that build responsibility and trust; the principals of right and wrong | ethics |
a method for reducing the size of a file | file compression |
protecting confidential data and information | confidentiality |
respecting the privacy and dignity of other human beings | human dignity |
observing rules of netiquette that promote online civility | civility |
refusing to violate the intellectual property rights of others | property rights |
a set of rules, principals or standards that dictate how you act | code of ethics |
a device used to display the visual output from the computer | monitor |
used to type and enter data into a computer | keyboard |
moves the onscreen cursor and lets you select options and tasks on the monitor | mouse |
plays audio from the computer | speakers |
programs running on the computer systems to perform specific computing tasks | software |