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computers - CORRECT ANSWER-machines that can expand and facilitate human
abilities
artificial intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability of a computer to model human
intelligence
hal - CORRECT ANSWER-the huge, unpredictable, and ultimately hostile computer in
the movies
atm - CORRECT ANSWER-automated teller machine
cad - CORRECT ANSWER-computer aided design
cam - CORRECT ANSWER-computer aided manufacturing
cai - CORRECT ANSWER-computer aided instruction
wbi - CORRECT ANSWER-web based instruction
ct scan - CORRECT ANSWER-computed tomography
computer generated graphics examples - CORRECT ANSWER-ice age, toy story, and
shrek
desktop publishing example - CORRECT ANSWER-adobe page maker
e-book - CORRECT ANSWER-electronic text that can be accessed on a cd-rom or over
the web
www - CORRECT ANSWER-world wide web
pareto principle - CORRECT ANSWER-the principle of separating the vital few from the
trivial many
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ia - CORRECT ANSWER-intelligent agent; help physicians make diagnoses
peter cochran - CORRECT ANSWER-futurist that predicted that people will someday
wear computers to augment memory
tips for time travelers - CORRECT ANSWER-book written by cochran; questions why
people refuse silicon chip augmentation but not silicon implant augmentation
5 components of a computer system - CORRECT ANSWER-people, data, hardware,
software, and procedures
data - CORRECT ANSWER-the raw fatcs that computers process into understandable
information
hardware - CORRECT ANSWER-the physical equipment that consists of the computer
and its attachments
software - CORRECT ANSWER-the collective name given to computer programs
programs - CORRECT ANSWER-the instructional codes that tell the hardware what to
do
application software - CORRECT ANSWER-programs containing instructions that direct
computer hardware to do something that helps the user
application software examples - CORRECT ANSWER-microsoft word and microsoft
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os - CORRECT ANSWER-operating system software
operating system software - CORRECT ANSWER-software programs that function
between computer hardware and application programs running on the computer
os examples - CORRECT ANSWER-red hat linux, microsoft windows, apple macos
procedures - CORRECT ANSWER-protocols; the instructions that tell computer users
what to do and how to do it
input devices - CORRECT ANSWER-computer hardware that receives data and
instructions and transforms them into a form the computer can understand
output devices - CORRECT ANSWER-transform electronic signals from the computer
into a form that people can understand
cpu - CORRECT ANSWER-central processing unit
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