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Microprocessor   CPU- Central unit of the computer that contains the logic circuitry and carries out the instructions of the computer's programs  
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Motherboard   Main circuit board of the computer  
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Peripheral devices   Devices inserted into a computer that give it added capabilities  
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Monitor   Device used to display computer-generated information  
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Hard disk: Hard drive: C drive   Magnetic disk inside the computer that can hold several hundred gigabytes of information and is used to store the application software that runs on the computer  
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CD Burner or CD-R Drive   Device used to take information from one CD-ROM and write it to another CD-ROM  
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Modem, Modulator-Demodulator   Device over which data can be transmitted via telephone lines or other media, such as coaxial cable  
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System Software   Software installed on a computer to allow a hardware device to function  
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Bytes   Measurement of storage capacity  
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Hertz   Measurement or processing speed  
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Input devices   Accept data into the computer: Mouse, scanner, keyboard, or voice recognition  
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Output devices   Data that exits the computer: Monitors, speakers, printers, scanners, and modems  
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Keyboard   Used to perform specific word processing or other computer related operations.  
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Storage   The act of retaining data or applications  
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Types of computers   Desktop Laptop Tablet Notebook Embedded Mainframe PDA/Smartphone  
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File formats   File extentions {.txt} indicates what type of data is stored and what program to use to open it  
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.jpeg   For photographs  
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.gif   For scanned images and illistrations  
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.doc   For documents  
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.txt   For txt  
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.rtf   For special commands  
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.bmp   For certain graphics  
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System Software   Serves as the operating system for the computer: Window XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux, Apple's Snow Leopard, Lion iOS5, iCloud, Androids Gingerbread, Jellybean  
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Application Software   Programs that are loaded onto the computer and carry out work done by users of the computer: Microsoft Word (Office, Excel, Access, Powerpoint)  
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Four steps in computer processing   -get or fetch program instructions from memory -execute program instruction -read information from input devices -send information to output devices  
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LAN: Local Area Network   Contained in a single building or group of buildings and are connected by a router, can be connected to other LANs at a distance  
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Server   Computer or device on a network that manages shared network resources  
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Print Servers   Manage computers connected to one printer  
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File Servers   Used for file storage  
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Database Servers   Used to process database queries  
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Network   Group of two or more computer systems that are linked together  
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Hub   A common connection point for devices on a network with multiple devices, which is often used to connect segments of a local area network (LAN)  
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Switch   Control local network traffic  
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WAN: Wide Area Network   Connected through public networks, such as telephone system, or through leased lines or satellites: Largest is the Internet  
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CAN: Campus Area Network   Used on college campuses and sometimes military bases  
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HAN: Home Area Network   Connect network inside users home  
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How do you protect data from intruders   Firewalls, Anti-virus, Logons, Ecryption garbles, Electronic signatures  
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Browser   Software programs that allow users to view Web pages on the internet  
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URL   The acronym for uniform resource locator; specifies the global address of documents or information on the Internet: Provides the IP address and the domain name for the Web page, such as microsoft.com  
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Domain name   The domain and name of the host or server indicating the publisher of a Web page or site  
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Search Engine   Programs that search documents for keywords and return a list of documents containing those words  
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Word   Any combination of characters between two blank spaces: Letters, Numbers, Symbols  
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Paragraph   Any combination of characters or words between two ENTER marks: can be just the ENTER character or as little as one word  
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Clipboard   Cut copy and paste text: editing icons  
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Selection Bar   Provides easy way to quickly select on or more lines of a document  
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Font   Displays a list of typefaces  
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