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98 Cards in this Set
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any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer
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Input Device
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what involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer?
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Green Computing
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consists of a series of instructions that tells the computer what to do and how to do it.
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Software
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You interact with a program through its ____, which controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.
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User Interface
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A ____ computer targets a specific audience and offers high-quality audio, video, and graphics with optimal performance for sophisticated single-user and networked or Internet multiplayer games.
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Gaming Desktop
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With a(n) ____, users write on the screen or issue instructions to a Tablet PC, for example, by tapping on the screen.
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Digital Pen
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A(n) ____ message is a real-time Internet communication, where you exchange messages with other connected users
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Instant
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At home, every family member, or home ____, spends time on the computer for different reasons.
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User
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Many large companies use the term, ____ computing, to refer to the huge network of computers that meets their diverse computing needs.
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Enterprise
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In a large business, the employees in the ____ department keep the computers and the network running.
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IT
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____ conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people.
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Information
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At a photo sharing ____, users can create an online photo album and store their digital photographs.
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Community
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____ is the process of setting up the software to work with the computer, printer, and other hardware components.
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Installing
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Some mobile devices are ____, meaning they can connect to the Internet wirelessly.
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Internet Enabled
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Increasingly more employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a main office or school.
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Mobile
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With ____, users access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions from a bank’s computer right into their personal computers.
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Online Banking
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A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ____.
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Hardware
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A(n) ____ device is a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers.
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Communications
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____ are capable of processing more than 1 quadrillion instructions in a single second.
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Supercomputers
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Small business Web sites sometimes use a(n) ____ to show the world a live view of some aspect of their business.
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Webcam
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A(n) ____ is a system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the human brain.
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Neural Network
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In ____, people can communicate with multiple users at the same time — much like a group discussion.
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Chat Room
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Two categories of software are ____.
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System and Application Software
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The term, ____, refers to any personal computer based on the original IBM personal computer design.
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PC- Compatible
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With ____ software, a home user can play games, compose music, research genealogy, or create greeting cards.
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Entertainment
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Many small office/home office users have entered the ____ arena and conduct business on the Web.
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E- Commerce
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____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
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Memory
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The trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap is known as ____.
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Convergence
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Together, hardware, software, data, people, and procedures comprise a(n) ____ system.
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Information
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____ is a work arrangement in which employees work away from a company’s standard workplace and often communicate with the office through the computer.
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Telecommuting
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Investors often use ____ to buy and sell stocks and bonds — without using a broker.
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Online Investing
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The ____ is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
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Internet
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____ high-speed Internet connections use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals.
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Fixed Wireless
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Internet-enabled mobile devices such as smart phones use a special type of browser, called a(n) ____, which is designed for their small screens and limited computing power.
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Micro browser
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The term ____ refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality.
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Multimedia
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A(n) ____ is recorded audio, usually an MP3 file, stored on a Web site that can be downloaded to a computer or a portable digital audio player such as an iPod.
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Podcast
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A customer (consumer) visits an online business through an electronic ____, which contains product descriptions, graphics, and a shopping cart.
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Store Front
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____ is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
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E-mail
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____ is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows them to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room.
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IM
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____ enables users to speak to other users over the Internet.
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VoIP
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____ is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup article sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.
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SPAM
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Until 1995, NSFnet handled the bulk of communications activity, or ____, on the Internet.
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Traffic
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____ is a technology that provides high-speed Internet connection using regular copper telephone lines.
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DSL
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Each electronic document on the Web is called a Web ____, which can contain text, graphics, audio (sound), and video.
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Page
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The ____ format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.
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MP3
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____ occurs when one consumer sells directly to another consumer, such as in an online auction.
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Consumer-to-Consumer e-commerce
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A(n) ____ is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user.
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Username
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For ____ to work, both parties must be online at the same time, and the receiver of a message must be willing to accept messages.
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Instant Messaging
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____ is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet; that is, it is the conduct expected of individuals while online.
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Netiquette
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A(n) ____ contains a list of commands from which a user makes selections.
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Menu
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____ software is software that allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations on the data.
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Spreadsheet
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When computer users ____ a document, the computer transfers the document from memory to a storage medium.
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Save
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To help organize a presentation, you can view ____ versions of all the slides similarly to how 35mm slides look on a photographer’s light table.
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Thumbnail
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____ software allows a user to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the events, resources, and costs of a project.
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Project Management
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____ enables users to write and print checks, track checking account activity, and update and reconcile balances on demand.
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Accounting Software
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____ software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the ability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures.
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Image Editing
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____ software assists in the preparation of legal documents and provides legal information to individuals, families, and small businesses.
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Legal
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____ software provides the capabilities of adjusting or enhancing image colors, adding special effects such as shadows and glows, and the like.
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Image Editing
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A blog author needs ____ to create/maintain a blog.
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Blogware
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When you click Paint in the Accessories list, Windows Vista loads the Paint program instructions from the computer’s hard disk into ____.
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Memory
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____ software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group.
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Presentation
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Most mobile devices include, among other features, ____ functionality.
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PIM
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____ is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, product catalogs, and annual reports.
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Professional DTP Software
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____ software lets users modify audio clips and produce studio-quality sound tracks.
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Audio Editing
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Homeowners or potential homeowners can use ____ software to assist with the design, remodeling, or improvement of a home, deck, or landscape.
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Home Design/Landscaping
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____ training is a type of CBT (computer-based training) that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web.
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Web-based
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The top of a window has a(n) ____, which is a horizontal space that contains the window’s name.
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Title Bar
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____ software allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and sometimes graphics.
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Word Processing
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A(n) ____ performs calculations on the data in a worksheet and displays the resulting value in a cell.
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Formula
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A(n) ____ is a request for specific data from a database.
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Query
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____ software enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments, drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page and then save the page as part of a notebook.
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Note Taking
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____ enables users to write and print checks, track checking account activity, and update and reconcile balances on demand.
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Accounting Software
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____ is the process of arranging text and graphics in a document on a page-by-page basis.
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Page Layout
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____ software guides individuals, families, or small businesses through the process of filing federal taxes.
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Tax Preparation
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____ software teaches a particular skill.
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Educational
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Many worksheet cells contain a number that can be used in a calculation, called a(n) ____.
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Value
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____ software allows users to create, access, and manage a database.
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Database
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____ is the delivery of education via some electronic method such as the Internet, networks, or CDs/DVDs.
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E-learning
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DTP software includes a color ____, which is a standard set of colors used by designers and printers to ensure that colors will print exactly as specified.
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Library
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____ software is a simplified accounting program that helps home users and small office/home office users balance their checkbooks, pay bills, track personal income and expenses, set up budgets, manage home inventory, track investments, and evaluate financial plans.
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Personal Finance
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____ software provides valuable and thorough information for all individuals.
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Reference
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The cases of the system unit, sometimes called the ____, is made of metal or plastic and protects the internal electronic components from damage.
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Chassis
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Some computer and chip manufacturers use the term ____ to refer to a personal computer processor chip.
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microprocessor
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Together, four operations (fetching, decoding, executing, and storing) comprise a(n) ____ cycle.
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Machine
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A processor contains small high-speed storage locations, called ____, that temporarily hold data and instructions.
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registers
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____ is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed, similar to EEPROM.
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Flash Memory
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A(n) ____, such as a keyboard or printer, is a device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor in the computer.
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Peripheral
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Bluetooth technology is ____.
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an alternative to IrDA that uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices
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The power ____ is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires.
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Supply
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A(n) ____ circuit, which is etched on a computer chip, contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current.
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Integrated
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With ____, the processor begins fetching a second instruction before it completes the machine cycle for the first instruction.
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Multi-core Processing
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ROM chips called ____ contain permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured.
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Firmware
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The ____ unit is a case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data.
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System
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The ____ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
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CPU
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____ is the most common type of volatile memory.
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RAM
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A(n) ____ card is a removable device that allows users to transfer data and information conveniently from mobile devices to their desktop computers.
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Memory
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The processor relies on a small quartz crystal circuit called the ____ clock to control the timing of all computer operations.
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system
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A(n) ____ card converts computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen.
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video
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