CIS 100

an interactive computer terminal available for public use

uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns

charged droplets of ink

cathode-ray tube: works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen.

individual facts, statistics, or items of information

knowledge communicated

the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system, as the CPU, disk drives, keyboard, or screen.

environmentally sustainable computing

a system containing any combination of computers

the programs used to direct the operation of a computer

a person who writes computer programs

a computer that makes services available to workstations on a network

system that is part of a larger system and performs only peripheral functions

a large computer, often the hub of a system serving many users

monitor that uses LCD technologies

(PDP) type of flat panel display. uses plasma cells

basic unit of video screen image

clarity of an image

mouse used on reflective pad

ID of somebody to electronic system i.e. eye scanner, finger scanner

Contribution

Yield

sequences of the digits 0 and 1

fetch, decode, execute, and store

central processing unit

main circuit board of computer

main unit of a personal computer

arithmetic logic unit

synchronizes the tasks in a computer

computer data exchange standard

memory that requires power

memory that can retain the stored information without powered

(Random Access Memory) store information that is currently in use

fast RAM

the time a computer takes to locate and retrieve data

copying files so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure

the maximum amount that can be held

online storage

circuit which allows the CPU to communicate with disk drives

computer disk read by laser

(redundant array of independent disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places

copying audio or video content to a hard disk

data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape

disk inside a computer that holds a large quantity of data and programs

device connecting computers via phone line

specific type of telephone line that can carry more data than normal lines

group of wires for transmitting electrical signals that are bound together

high-speed telephone line

"Internet etiquette”

network that links computer networks by satellite and telephone

World Wide Web- online

Internet Service Provider

informal term used by cable and DSL Internet access subscribers

software used to search for information on the internet

telecommunications signal of greater bandwidth

principal data routes between large networks and core routers in the Internet

transfer files to and from another over a network such as the Internet