COMPUTER - is an electronic device, MEMORY - consists of electronic

operating under the control of instructions components that store instructions waiting to
stored in its own memory be executed and the data needed by those
instructions
LAPTOP - is a widely used type of computer
STORAGE MEDIA - computer keeps data,
SERVER - provides services to other
instructions, and information
computers or devices on a network.
STORAGE DEVICE- records (writes) and/or
MOBILE AND GAME DEVICES :
retrieves (reads) items to and from storage
 Smartphone media
 Digital camera
 Portable and digital media player INTERNET - a worldwide collection of
 E-book reader computer networks that connects millions of
 Wearable device businesses, government agencies,
 Game device
educational institutions, and individual
KEYBOARD - contains keys you press to
WWW - a global library of information
enter data and instructions into a computer
available to anyone connected to the
or mobile device
Internet. Consists of a worldwide collection of
 On screen keyboard electronic documents, each of which is called
 Mini keyboard a webpage
 Virtual keyboard  A website is a collection of related webpages
 A web server is a computer that delivers
POINTING DEVICE - an input device that
requested webpages to your computer or
allows a user to control a small symbol on a mobile device
screen, called the pointer.
BROWSER - is software that enables users
Some mobile devices and computers enable with an Internet connection to access and
you to speak data instructions using voice view webpages on a computer or mobile
input and to capture live full-motion images device
using video input.
SEARCH ENGINE - software that finds
SCANNER - a light-sensing input device that websites, webpages, images, videos, news,
converts printed text and images into a form maps, and other information related to a
the computer can process specific topic
OUTPUT DEVICE - any hardware component ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - a social
that conveys information from a computer or networking site, is a website that encourages
mobile device to one or more people members in its online community to share
PRINTER - output device that produces text their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music,
and graphics on a physical medium, such as and videos with other registered users
paper or other material DIGITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY
 3-D printer can print solid objects, such as  Viruses and Other Malware
clothing, prosthetics, eyewear, implants, toys,  Privacy
parts, prototypes, and more.  Health Concerns
 Environmental Issues
DISPLAY - output device that visually
conveys text, graphics, and video GREEN COMPUTING - involves reducing the
information. Displays vary depending on the electricity consumed and environmental
computer or mobile device waste generated when using a computer
SPEAKERS – output device hear audio such
as music, voice, and other sounds. EARBUDS
AND HEADPHONES
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SOFTWARE - also called a program, tells 2. Ring Network - Data travels from one
the computer what tasks to perform and how device to the next in a sequential
to perform them fashion. If one device on the network
fails, communication on the network
 Operating system and Tools
could cease to function. Ring networks
Installing a program is the process of are no longer common.
setting up the program to work with a 3. Star Network - Each device on the
computer or mobile device, printer, and/or network is attached to a central device
other hardware such as a server or switch. If the
central device fails, the other devices
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - sometimes
will be unable to communicate. If a
called a developer or programmer, is
connected device fails, all other
someone who develops programs and apps
devices will still be able to
or writes the instructions that direct the
communicate. Two or more star
computer or mobile device to process data
networks may be joined together
into information
using a bus to form a tree topology.
COMMUNICATION DEVICE - is hardware Tree topologies often are used in
capable of transferring items from computers schools and businesses.
and devices to transmission media and vice 4. Mesh Network - All devices
versa interconnect with each other. If a
single device on the network fails, the
 Modems, wireless access (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
rest of the network will continue to
Cellular Radio), and routers are examples of
communications devices that enable function by communicating via an
communications between computers/ mobile alternate route. Two types of mesh
devices and the Internet. topologies are a full mesh topology
NETWORK - a collection of computers and (each device on the network is
devices connected, often wirelessly, via connected to every other device on
communications devices and transmission the network) and a partial mesh
media technology (each device may or may
not be connected to all other devices
TECHNOLOGY USERS: on the network).
Home Users, Small/Home Office User, Mobile GEOGRAPHICAL REACH
User, Power User, Enterprise User
 Local area network (LAN) connects
computers and devices in a limited
area
– A network interface card (NIC) is
 Wide area network (WAN) connects
required for a computer to connect to a
devices in a large geographic region
network
 Metropolitan area network (MAN)
– Cable modem/DSL modem – device is operated by a city or county
necessary to create a network  Personal area network (PAN)
connects personal digital devices
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES within 30 feet via Bluetooth
1. Bus network Wires on which data  Body area network (BAN) small,
travels to and from the CPU - All lightweight biosensors implanted in
devices attach to a central cable, the body
called a bus, which carries the data. If WIRED NETWORK - Sends signals and data
the bus fails, the devices on the through cables, which may have to travel
network will no longer be able to through floors and walls to connect to other
communicate network devices. Wired networks tend to be
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more secure and transmit data faster than and other libraries; allows you to
wireless networks engage in an online chat or submit
your question in an online form
Wireless network A type of printer or
4. TinEye - reverse search for submitted
other device that is connected to either
images, rather than keywords, to
a wired or wireless network to which
locate the original image and match it
you have access - Sends signals through
with other indexed images
airwaves, and usually do not require cables.
Wireless networks tend to be more COPYRIGHT - gives authors and artists the
convenient and easier to set up than wired legal right to sell, publish, or distribute an
networks, but can be less secure. Wireless original work
networks make it possible to connect devices
Creative Commons (CC): a nonprofit
in locations where physical wiring is not
organization that helps content creators keep
possible or is difficult.
copyright to their materials while allowing
INTRANET-An internal network site used by others to use, copy, or distribute their work
a group of people who work together. A
Web publishing is the creation and
private network for use by authorized
maintenance of websites
individuals. Organizations use intranets to
communicate internally and can allow users E COMMERCE
to use a web browser to access data posted
on webpages. Intranets are preferable when 1. Business-to-consumer - sale of
data being transferred should not necessarily goods and services to the general
reach the Internet. public
2. Consumer-to-consumer - one
EXTRANET - Allows outsiders (such as consumer sells directly to another
customers, vendors, and suppliers) to access 3. Business-to-business - business
an organization’s intranet. For example, an providing goods and services to other
extranet might be used if a supplier needs to business
check a customer’s inventory levels before
deciding whether to ship additional product. DIGITAL GRAPHICS - an image you can see,
store, and manipulate on a computer or
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) - A digital device
private, secure path across a public network
that allows authorized users secure access to  Bitmap graphics: assign colors to
a company or other network. A VPN can pixels
allow an individual to access an  Vector graphics: shapes, curves, lines,
organization’s network by using encryption and text created by mathematical
and other technologies to secure the data formulas
transmitted along the path. COMMON GRAPHICS FILE FORMATS
SPECIALTY SEARCH ENGINES  GIF - Simple web graphics and short
1. Wolfram Alpha - Answers factual web animations Format is limited to
questions directly, without listing 256 colors; supports transparency;
webpages that might contain the small file size makes it good for
answer websites
2. RhythmOne - Finds videos or other  JPEG- Photos on the web Images have
multimedia; uses speech recognition rich colors, but discard some data to
to match the audio part of a video with reduce file size, which can affect
your search term quality
3. Ask a Librarian - Connects you to  PNG - Logos, icons, and illustrations
librarians at the Library of Congress Images have good quality even when
highly compressed; supports 16
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 million colors; better quality and 2-D animation displays 2-D images in rapid
smaller file size than GIF sequence to create the illusion of lifelike
 TIF - High-quality photos and printed motion
graphics Large file size is better suited
3-D animation displays 3-D objects or
for print than web use
models in rapid sequence to create the
 EPS - Logos and other illustrations that
illusion of natural motion
are frequently resized. A standard
format for exporting vector graphics Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers
without data loss to simulate a real or imagined environment
 SVG - Illustrations on the web. that appears as a three-dimensional (3-D)
Developed by the World Wide Web space
Consortium (W3C); allows interactivity
and animation PLUG IN OR ADD ON - a program that
extends the capability of a browser
COMMON AUDIO FILE FORMATS
Simulations: sophisticated computer
 AAC & M4P - Apple uses these formats animations that are useful for training and
for iTunes downloads teaching
 AIFF - Files are large; good to excellent
sound quality Online stock photo galleries provide
 MP3 - Common format for music and graphics that can be downloaded, using for a
audio books; most digital audio fee
devices can play Computer-aided design (CAD) software
 WAVE or WAV (Waveform Audio) - creates highly detailed and technically
Files are large; good to excellent sound accurate drawings
quality
 WMA - Played using Windows Media Digital camera creates a digital image of an
Player; also copy-protected object, person, or scene
 MP4 - Nearly universal Websites such
 Image-editing software: modify
as YouTube and Vimeo prefer MP4 files
existing images
 Drawing programs create simple
vector images
COMMON VIDEO CODECS  Photo-editing software: enhance
 DivX - Commercial video production. and retouch photographs
Provides the highest video quality at  Animation software Add animation
the expense of file size to digital graphics and videos
 H.264 - Playing on playback devices or Speech recognition lets a device or
streaming services Common, efficient software identify the words one speaks and
codec; preferred for YouTube videos converts them to a format the device can
 H.265 - Very high resolution videos read
New video codec; also called HEVC
 MPEG-2 - DVDs, Blu-ray discs, Text-to-speech software accepts text as
professionalgrade cameras Not used input and generates speech as output
for streaming services
Email is the transmission of messages and
 MPEG-4- Online streaming services
files via a computer network
Common codec providing good quality
 An email program allows you to
INFOGRAPHICS - a visual representation of
create, send, receive, forward, store,
data and information, designed to
print, and delete email messages
communicate quickly, simplify complex
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  An email list is a group of email
addresses used for mass
distribution of a message
Internet messaging services, which often
occur in real-time, are communications
services that notify you when one or more of
your established contacts are online and
then allows you to exchange messages or
files or join a private chat room with them
 A chat is a real-time typed
conversation that takes place on a
computer or mobile device with many
other online users
 A chat room is a website or
application that permits users to chat
with others who are online at the same
time
 An online discussion is an online
area in which users have written
discussions about a particular subject
VoIP (Voice over IP) Enables Users To
Speak To Other Users Via Their Internet
Connection
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet
standard that permits file uploading and
downloading to and from other computers on
the Internet
Netiquette is the code of acceptable
Internet behavior users should follow while
on the Internet
Digital ethics is the set of legal and moral
guidelines that govern the use of technology
 Acceptable use policy (AUP): document that
lists guidelines and repercussions(kesan) of use
of the Internet and other digital company
resources, including network storage, and
email servers

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the

network of all products and equipment
that contain processors and can
communicate with one another via the
Internet
The Americans with Disabilities Act
requires online content, including
websites, to be accessible to people with
disabilities

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