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| show | Application software
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| set of software programs that helps run the computer and coordinates instructions between application software and the computer's hard drive | show 🗑
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| group of programs that controls how your computer system functions | show 🗑
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| small programs that perform many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer | show 🗑
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| example of single-user single-task OS | show 🗑
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| combination of OS and processor | show 🗑
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| show | Linux
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| computers on a network that manage network resources | show 🗑
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| show | UNIX
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| show | user interface
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| enter commands to communicate with the computer system | show 🗑
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| you choose a command from menus displayed on the screen | show 🗑
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| show | Event
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| the OS processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority | show 🗑
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| process of optimizing RAM storage by borrowing hard drive space | show 🗑
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| show | swap file
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| show | paging
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| show | thrashing
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| show | device driver
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| show | application programming interfaces
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| to load the operating system in RAM | show 🗑
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| program that manages the data between the OS and all the input and output devices attached to the system | show 🗑
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| show | power-on self- test (POST)
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| show | system files
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| responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system | show 🗑
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| contains all the different configurations used by the OS and by other applications | show 🗑
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| a feature in the OS that lets you view and change the properties of all devices attached to your computer | show 🗑
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| first interaction you have with the OS and the first image you see on your monitor | show 🗑
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| show | sidebar
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| show | file management
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| C drive is the top of the filing structure of the computer system and is referred to as | show 🗑
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| first part of the file | show 🗑
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| these backslash / characters or : are called | show 🗑
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| utility that cleans unncessary files from your hard drive | show 🗑
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| regroups related pieces of files on the hard disk | show 🗑
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| show | error-checking
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| an index of all sector numbers in a table | show 🗑
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| allows you to schedule tasks to run automatically at predetermined times, with no interaction necessary on your part | show 🗑
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| moore's law says that the CPU | show 🗑
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| show | system evaluation
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| processes instructions, performs calculations, manages the flow of information through a computer system, and is responsible for processing the data you input into information | show 🗑
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| show | control unit
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| show | machine cycle
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| speed of machine cycles | show 🗑
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| show | gigahertz
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| connects the processor in you computer to the system memory | show 🗑
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| percentage of time that your CPU is working is referred to as | show 🗑
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| show | volatile storage
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| permanent storage of instructions and data | show 🗑
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| show | memory modules
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| show | kernel memory
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| show | memory bound
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| show | page file
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| round, thin plates of metal | show 🗑
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| show | 3-D sound cards
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| interface through which external devices are connected to your computer | show 🗑
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| show | ethernet port
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| show | parallel port
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| transmit data between 2 devices by using infrared light waves | show 🗑
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| two or more computers that are connected via software and hardware so that they can communicate with each other | show 🗑
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| show | nodes
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| design of a network | show 🗑
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| each node connected to the network can communicate directly with every other node on the network | show 🗑
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| networks in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area | show 🗑
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| made up of LANs connected over long distances | show 🗑
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| show | transmission media
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| show | twisted pair cable
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| single copper wire surronded by layers of plastic, cable cable | show 🗑
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| show | data transfer rate or bandwidth
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| show | network adapters
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| show | network interface card (NIC)
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| data is sent over transmission media in bundles called | show 🗑
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| show | network navigation devices
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| show | network operating system
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| networks that use the ethernet protocol as the means by which the nodes on the network communicate | show 🗑
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| show | unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
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| show | Cat 5E cable
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| devices that combine switches and routers and are specifically designed to connect to DSL or cable modems | show 🗑
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| the 802.11 standard is also known as | show 🗑
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| devices that are required for each node on a wireless network for the node to be able to communicate with other nodes on the network | show 🗑
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| show | transceiver
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| show | wireless router
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| show | wireless access point (WAP)
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| use the existing electrical wiring in your home to connect the nodes in the network | show 🗑
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| allow hackers to take almost complete control of your computer without your knowledge | show 🗑
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| legitimate users are denied access to a computer system because a hacker is repeatedly making requests of the computer system through a computer he or she has taken over as a zombie | show 🗑
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| show | distributed denial of service attack
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| show | logical ports
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| show | virus
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| virus that replicate themselves into Master Boot Record of a hard drive | show 🗑
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| program that executes whenever a computer boots up | show 🗑
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| attempt to travel between systems through network connections to spread their infections | show 🗑
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| show | scripts
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| show | macro virsus
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| show | encryption viruses
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| portions of virus code that are unique to a particular computer virus | show 🗑
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| involves the antivirus software recording key attributes about files on you computer and keeping these statistics in a safe place on your hard drive | show 🗑
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| combination of features | show 🗑
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| show | Symbial OS and Windows Mobile
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| show | analog-to-digital converter chip
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| specialized chip included in a cell phone to handle compression work | show 🗑
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| show | base transceiver station
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| a central location that receives a cell phone requests for service from a base station | show 🗑
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| allows you to send messages that include text, sound, images, and video clips to other phones or e-mail addresses | show 🗑
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| show | wireless Internet service provider
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| connectivity plans or text messaging plans in which data charges are separate from cell phone calling charges and are provided at rates different from voice calls | show 🗑
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| text-based and contains no graphics. used on wireless devices | show 🗑
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| type of nonvolatile memory, to store files | show 🗑
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| show | sampling rate
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| show | peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
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| show | personal digital assistant (PDA)
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| show | synchronize
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| doesn't require special strokes and can recognize both printed and cursive writing with fairly decent accuracy | show 🗑
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| show | processor speed
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| show | Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
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| a number of devices are being released that attempt to combine the functionality of a cell phone, a PMP, and a PDA into one unit | show 🗑
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| allows you to connect printers, scanners, full-size monitors, mice, and other peripherals to tablet PC | show 🗑
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| most powerful mobile computing device | show 🗑
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| battery must be completely used up before it is recharged. If not, the battery won't hold as much charge as it orginally did | show 🗑
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| category of computer consists of notebooks that weigh 4 pounds or less | show 🗑
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| products that allow you to connect easily with other individuals, often in remote locations, for the purposes of communicating or working together on a project | show 🗑
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| show | ExpressCards
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| show | system unit
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| devices inside the computer that can be flipped between these two states: 1 or 0, on or off | show 🗑
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| earliest generation of electronic computers used these as switches | show 🗑
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| electrical switches that are built out of layers of a special type of material called a semiconductor | show 🗑
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| any material that can be controlled to either conduct electricity or act as an insulator | show 🗑
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| show | integrated circuits
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| chips that contain a CPU | show 🗑
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| show | number system
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| binary number system used by a computer | show 🗑
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| show | American Standard Code for Information Interchange )ASCII)
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| show | byte
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| uses 16 bits instead of 8 bits | show 🗑
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| show | CPU
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| the combination of operating system and processor | show 🗑
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| there are two or more processors on the same chip, enabling the execution of 2 sets of instructions at the exact same time | show 🗑
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| the time it takes to fetch and execute a single machine-level instruction by the CPU | show 🗑
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| show | registers
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| controls when the CPU moves to the next stage of processing | show 🗑
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| show | clock cycle
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| the steady and consonant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles, measure in hertz | show 🗑
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| show | control unit
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| a block of memory that is built in the CPU chip for the storage of data or commands that have just been used | show 🗑
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| show | level 2 cache
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| show | level 3 cache
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| show | instruction set
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| all the commands in an instruction set are written in a language that is easier for humans to work with | show 🗑
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| longs strings of binary code | show 🗑
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| show | fetch, decode, execute, store
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| show | word size
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| show | static RAM (SRAM)
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| show | bus
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| on the motherboard and run between the CPU and the main system memory | show 🗑
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| show | expansion bus
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| design was specialized to help move three-dimensional graphics quickly | show 🗑
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| show | Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
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| technique that allows the CPU to work on more than one instruction at a time | show 🗑
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| show | dual processors
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| technology in which two or more processors have been attached to an integrated circuit board for more enchanced computing performance | show 🗑
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| large network of computers, with each computer working on a portion of the same problem simultaneously | show 🗑
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