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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cloud storage | online storages 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 late retrieved during subsequent visits to the site in order to tack internet behavior. mechanisms used by websites to track use's browsing histories |
| 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 figures |
| database | computerized storage for information and facts |
| 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 compute with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage of data |
| intanet | 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. a compute network that is restricted to the organization it serves, an internal |
| software | programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations |
| 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 large machine and which controls how that machine operates |
| input devices | keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system |
| main memory | closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed, holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with |
| motherboard | components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer. |
| network | consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs |
| operating systems | responsible for starting up application programs, running them, and managing the resources that they need |