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Tyler Sumpter Vocabulary 2

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1. Bandwidth- used to refer to various bit-rate measures, representing the available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits per second and uses units such as bits, kbits, Mbits, Gbits, etc.).=====

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3. Bluetooth- A brand name product of wireless communication commonly used in cell phones and other wireless devices=====

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4. Broadband-refers to the wide bandwidth characteristics of a transmission medium and its ability to transport multiple signals and traffic types simultaneously.=====

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7. Document Camera-also known as visual presenters, visualizers, or docucams, are real time image capture devices for displaying an object to a large audience.=====

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11. Flashdrive / Thumb drive-a miniture hard drive that can be use to transport and store data files.=====

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12. Gigabyte-is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. Each unit goes up after 1024 of smaller byte. //1000 MB//=====

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1 3. GPS- global positioning system. A worldwide navigational system used by 24 satellites orbiting earth.=====

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14. HTML- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web site.=====

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16. Local Area Network (LAN) -A computer network that links devices within a small area or building.=====

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17. Network –(A system of sharing information among individual people and groups that have a common interest.) //Group of electronic devices connected through a server//.===== 18. PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) –A Palmtop Computer that is used to store information like addresses and phone numbers, and for simple word processing and spreadsheets.

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19. Peripheral- A computer device, such as a cd rom, or, printer, that is not part of the essential computer, i.e., the memory and micropressor =====

20. Podcast- ( Podcasting is similar in nature to RRS, which allows subscribers to subscribe to a set of feeds to view websites) //Multimedia file, broadcast through the Web for download and subscription//

21. Probe ware- (Technology that allows digital measurements of physical quantities to be taken in the laboratories). //software that is used to look into another computer//

22. RAM-(Random Access Memory) The most common type of memory. It’s a computer memory that can be accessed randomly. //It is volatile//

23. ROM-(Read-only memory) Computer memory that has been prerecorded, after data has been put onto the chip it cannot be taking off only read. ROM is //also// in calculators, and laser printers.

24. Router-A device that puts networks together. It’s a layer 3 gateway device that connects two or more networks.

25. Server- is a program of a computer that produces services to diffrent computer programs and the computers' users in same or other computers. //Computer that routes the traffic for the local network//

26. Social Networking Software- it's the design and development for any online community.

27. SPAM- (kind of means your private files also your identity are in risk that we haven't seen yet, which means your computer is sending out SPAM.) //Unsolicited m////essages sent to multiple recipients//

28. Streaming (audio/video) content sent in compressed form over the Internet and displayed by the viewer in real time

29. T-1 Line is a type of broadband connection that is used to [|connect to the Internet]

30. URL- Abbreviation of **//U//**//niform// **//R//**//esource// **//L//**//ocator (URL)// it is the global [|address] of [|documents] and other [|resources] on the [|World Wide Web].

31. USB - short for // Universal Serial Bus // is a connection standard used by all sorts of devices like scanners, flash drives, cameras, and more.

32. Virus- a software program capable of great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

33. Web 2.0- is for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking //it is interactive// 34. Wi-Fi - Wireless broadcaster that lets you exchange data over the internet

35. Wiki - Website that lets someone add, change, or delete content via a web browser //Collaborative online software// 36. Wide Area Network (WAN) - Network that covers a broad area by means of private or public transports

37. Wireless Network- any computer network that doesn't have any cables, but uses radio waves instead.

38. Leading- the space betweeen the lines and the space between the paragraph.

39. Kerning- the space between characters.

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