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Definition 1 of 20
Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied, distributed, or changed without
the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.

Desktop

Open source software

Print spooling

Accessibility

Definition 2 of 20
a small card used in mobile devices to authenticate the device to service providers and to store
some user data

Software Updates

SIM Card

Smartphone

Laptop
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Definition 3 of 20
A device that integrates a cell phone with the features of a PC, such as the ability to store
information, receive email, and install programs.

Desktop

Smartphone

Interface

Mainframe Computer

Definition 4 of 20
A portable computer small enough to use on your lap. Has integrated components like a track-
pad & screen

Tablet

Laptop

Sim Card

Desktop

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Definition 5 of 20
A pressure-sensitive touch tablet used as a pointing device. The user presses on the tablet with a
stylus.

Biometrics

Graphics Tablet

Desktop

Interface

Definition 6 of 20
The software whose source code is not freely available from the original author; Windows 7, for
example.

Embedded processor

Closed Source / Proprietary Software

System software

Chip & PIN

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Definition 7 of 20
The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing
applications, and controlling peripherals.

Operating System

Biometrics

System Software

Plotter

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Definition 8 of 20
The unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. Used to measure the speed of a CPU

Accessibility

Embedded Processor

Megapixels

Hertz

Definition 9 of 20
the tendency for functions once served by separate devices or machines to be merged into a
single device

Desktop

Device Convergence / Multi-functional

Closed source / proprietary software

Embedded processor

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Definition 10 of 20
uses a toner cartridge filled with fine powder and a heated fuser

Laptop

Graphics tablet

Application software

Laser printer

Definition 11 of 20
One billion ticks of the system clock per second.

Gigahertz

Megapixels

Smartphone

Interface

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Definition 12 of 20
software responsible for the general operation of a computer system, including the operation of
hardware, running application software, and file management

Application software

Operating system

System software

Biometrics

Definition 13 of 20
The act of keeping track of how and where programs are loaded in main memory

Micro sd

Accessibility

Screen resolution

Memory management

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Definition 14 of 20
A processor designed and programmed to perform only the tasks intended to be done by the
device the processor is implanted within.

Interface

Print spooling

Smartphone

Embedded processor

Definition 15 of 20
Software that performs some useful task such as word processing or playing a game for a user.

Software Updates

System Software

Laser Printer

Application Software

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Definition 16 of 20
defined as a processing unit within a CPU. Allows for multitasking

Biometrics

Processor Core

Interface

Desktop

Definition 17 of 20
The smallest version of SD flash card memory used in cameras and digital recorders.

Micro SD

Screen Resolution

Smartphone

Memory Management

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Definition 18 of 20
A CD that allows data to be erased and written again several times.

Mainframe Computer

CD-RW

Accessibility

Ocr (optical Character Recognition)

Definition 19 of 20
the branch of computer science that involves reading text from paper and translating the images
into a form that the computer can manipulate

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

OMR (Optical Mark Recognition)

Cd-rw

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Definition 20 of 20
An output device that uses robotic arms to produce large images such as blueprints or
engineering drawings.

Print Spooling

Accessibility

Plotter

Biometrics

Privacy Terms English (USA)

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