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All 5.00 Key Terms
UNIT 5.00 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |