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card_3022.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>3022</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Computer Terms</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The Computer Terms Glossaryby Iverson Software Co.If you enjoyed this HyperCard stack, send $5.00 to the address below.This will encourage the development of more stacks for the Macintosh platform.Tell us what you want on your Macintosh!™Iverson Software Co.522 Record St.Mankato MN 56001-2546507.625.7355j5rson@prairie.lakes.comhttp://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rsonCopyright & DisclaimerCopyright ©1994 Iverson Software Co. and its licensors. All rights reserved.This software is brought to you by Iverson Software Co. This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, and Iverson Software Co. expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the results and performance of this software is assumed by you.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_55326.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>55326</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>680x0</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Short for the 68000 family of Motorola microprocessors, it includes the 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030, 68040, 68050, and 68060.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_55115.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>55115</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>80x86</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Short for the 8086 family of Intel microprocessors, it includes the 8086, 8088, 80286, 80386, 80486, and Pentium.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_3707.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>3707</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>access</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To place data on and retrieve data from a disk or other storage device connected to a computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_3965.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>3965</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>address</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A location in the computer memory where a particular unit of data is stored. The address may be in the form of an identifying label, name, or number.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_4298.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>4298</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>ALGOL</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An algorithmic computer programming language, used mainly by mathematicians and scientists.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_4368.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>4368</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>algorithm</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A defined set of instructions or procedural steps that will lead to a logical conclusion for a specific problem.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_4806.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>4806</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>analog</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Of or relating to the representation of an object that resembles the original.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_4884.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>4884</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>analog computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer that measures a function or behavior involving continuously variable signals, such as signals representing current, voltage, or other factors. An analog computer is also able to respond immediately to changes in input. The output may be presented in the form of a tracing on a graph or a design on a TV picture tube.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_5340.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>5340</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>analog-to-digital computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device that is able to convert continuous analog signals into digital data, or discrete numbers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_5616.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>5616</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>application</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer program that does work, for example, word-processing software or an electronic spreadsheet.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_5699.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>5699</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>architecture</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The design of a computer so that hardware and software interface effectively.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_5890.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>5890</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>arithmetic logic unit (ALU)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A part of the central processing unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic operations and logical comparisons.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_6339.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>6339</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>array</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An arrangement of data in which each item may be identified by a key or subscript so that a computer program can be designed to examine and extract specific data. An example is a calendar array in which a particular day of the year can be identified.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_6421.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>6421</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>artificial intelligence (AI)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A broad range of computer applications that resemble human intelligence and that can mimic human behaviors, such as understanding speech, making judgements, and learning.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_6898.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>6898</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>ASCII</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a uniform character code used by many computer systems so that data can be exchanged directly between various types of central and remote units and peripheral devices. Each alphabetic and numeric character requires a full byte.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_7019.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>7019</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>assembler</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer program designed to assemble machine code from symbolic code or source language.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_7381.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>7381</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>assembly language</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A low-level, CPU-specific programming language that represents machine-language instructions as mnemonics.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_7505.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>7505</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>back up</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Make an archival copy of data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_7912.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>7912</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>back-up</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An archival copy of data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_7990.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>7990</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>BASIC</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a widely used, high-level programming language.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_8275.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>8275</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>batch</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A group of records or collection of transactions that may be processed together.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_8450.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>8450</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>baud rate</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The rate at which information is transmitted over a modem.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_8942.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>8942</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>binary</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A numbering system based on twos (2's) rather than decimals (10's). Each element has a digit value of either zero (0) or one (1) and is known as a bit.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_9154.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>9154</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>binary coded decimal (BCD)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A method of encoding four bits of binary computer code to represent the 10 decimal digits. For example, 0 = 0000; 1 = 0001; 2 = 0010; and so on through 9 = 1001.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_9220.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>9220</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>bit</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym constructed from the words binary digit. It refers to a single digit of a binary number (0 or 1), the smallest unit of information stored on a computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_9477.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>9477</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>board</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Short for printed circuit board; a flat board that holds chips and other electronic components connected by electronically conductive pathways that are "printed" on the board layers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_9777.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>9777</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>bootstrap (boot)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The process of initializing or loading the basic operating instructions into a computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_10076.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>10076</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>bps</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Short for bits per second, the unit of measure for the speed of modems and printers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_10269.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>10269</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>buffer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A temporary storage area for data that helps compensate for differences in the speed of operations of two or more parts of a computer system, such as the central processing unit and a printer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_10531.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>10531</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>bug</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A hardware or software error that causes the system to malfunction.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_2217.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>2217</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>bus</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A common channel, or pathway, between hardware devices.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_10840.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>10840</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>byte</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An 8-bit sequence of binary digits. Each byte corresponds to 1 character of data, representing a single letter, number, or symbol.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_32794.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>32794</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>C</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A high-level programming language often used to write commercial products because of its transportability among different computer systems.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_33239.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>33239</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>C++</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An object-orientd version of the C programming language.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_33301.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>33301</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>CAD/CAM</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Abbreviation for computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_11221.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>11221</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>cathode ray tube (CRT)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An electronic tube, similar to a television picture tube, on which a computer output is displayed (also called a visual display terminal).</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_33772.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>33772</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>CD-ROM</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory; an optical disc, widely used for multimedia and interactive applications. A laser beam retrieves data by scanning tracks of microscopic holes in the disc. The disc can store more than 600 megabytes (the equivalent of 250,000 pages of text).</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_11448.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>11448</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>central processing unit (CPU)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The part of the computer circuitry that actually handles the data processing and controls the storage, movement, and other basic computer functions.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_11610.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>11610</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>channel</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A path through which computer data flow.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_11963.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>11963</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>character</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Any digit, letter, punctuation, or symbol, usually represented by a single byte of eight bits.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_34016.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>34016</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>chip</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Short for integrated circuit chip, a collection of interconnected microminiature electronic components.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_34174.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>34174</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>CISC</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym for Complex Instruction Set Computer, a computer architecture used by the older Intel microprocessors; requires more extensive instructions than the newer RISC architecture. Computers with CISC architecture often require additional circuit boards to handle more complicated tasks.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_34446.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>34446</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>client</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A single-user workstation in a network.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_34689.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>34689</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>clipper chip</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The nickname for the controversial microprocessor that uses the Data Encryption Standard designed by the National Security Agency (NSA). Using a powerful algorithm, the chip offers advanced data encryption; however, one of the keys would be held by the federal government. NSA has recommended that it become the universal standard.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_12138.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>12138</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>clock</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An electronic device that monitors, measures, or synchronizes various functions of a computer system.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_12482.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>12482</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>COBOL</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym formed from the words COmmon Business Oriented Language; one of the first high-level programming languages; widely used for writing financial applications.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_34942.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>34942</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>code</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A set of machine symbols that represents data or instructions; also to write a program.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_12745.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>12745</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>command</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A part of a computer code that gives input/output instructions to the computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_35077.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>35077</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>common carrier</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A regulated organization that provides telecommunications services for public use.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_35447.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>35447</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>communications protocol</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Software that manages the delivery of messages between stations on a network.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_12932.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>12932</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>compiler</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A set of programs that compiles or converts a program into the machine language instructions used by a particular computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_35658.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>35658</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A programmable machine that accepts, processes, and displays data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_35872.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>35872</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>connect time</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The time a user at a workstation is logged-on to a computer network or on-line service.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_13094.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>13094</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>console</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The part of the central processing unit from which the computer operator manually directs activities of the system, as through a keyboard.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_13468.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>13468</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>control data</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Computer information that helps organize data in key categories, such as sorting sequences.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_13740.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>13740</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>control unit</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The part of the central processing unit that manipulates the sequences of operations according to the program instructions.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_13955.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>13955</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>cursor</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A character, such as a movable line or block of light, used to indicate a position on a cathode ray tube screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_36256.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>36256</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>cybernetics</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The comparative study of human and machine processes in order to understand the similarities and differences.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_14149.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>14149</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>data acquisition system</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A system in which data from computers in remote locations can be transmitted to a central computer unit. The flow of data is usually governed by a program control that buffers signal inputs from the various peripheral units.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_36548.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>36548</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Data Encryption Standard (DES)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The encryption algorithm endorsed by the U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_36954.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>36954</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>data glove</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A glove used to report the position of a user's hand in virtual reality systems.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_14427.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>14427</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>data management system</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A set of commands used to search and retrieve content, update, and reference information from a database.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_14665.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>14665</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>database</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A large file of organized information that may be updated and manipulated as needed.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_37283.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>37283</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>debug</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To correct a problem within computer hardware or software.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_37468.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>37468</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>desktop publishing</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The production of printed matter by means of a desktop computer having a layout program that integrates text and graphics.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_14972.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>14972</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>diagnostic routine</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A program designed to trace the source of program errors or the cause of a computer malfunction.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_37709.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>37709</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>digital</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Of or relating to the representation, manipulation, or transmission of data by discrete signals.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_15230.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>15230</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>digital computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer in which discrete numbers are used to express data and instructions.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_15494.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>15494</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>digitalization rate</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The speed with which digitalization occurs in an analog-to-digital converter.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_15725.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>15725</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>disk (diskette)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A direct access storage device. Types include CD-ROM, floppy disk, and hard disk.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_15957.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>15957</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>disk drive</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device that is able to "read" data stored in magnetic material on a disk or to "write" data onto such a disk.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_37981.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>37981</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>DOS</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Acronym for disk operating system; a single-user operating system used on Intel based personal computers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_16262.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>16262</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>down time</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A period of time during which a computer system is out of operation.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_38347.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>38347</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>download</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To transmit data between remote computers, from a file servers to a workstation, or from a computer to a floppy disk; usually means receiveing data; opposite of upload.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_38530.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>38530</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>dump</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A printout of the contents of memory or of a file.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_16423.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>16423</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>dynamic range</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The range of voltage or input signals that results in a digital output in an analog-to-digital converter.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_2550.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>2550</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>electronic mail</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Transmission of memos and mssages over a network. Also called e-mail.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_32473.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>32473</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>emoticon</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A coded shorthand often used within e-mail messages to give emotion to the computer message in networked conversations, for example : ). Also called smileys.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_32527.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>32527</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>encryption</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Encoding data for security purposes.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_16815.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>16815</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>error message</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A message output by the computer, triggered by a program, indicating failure to follow a correct input/output routine, a hardware malfunction, or another problem that may cause the operation to discontinue.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_16938.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>16938</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>execute</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Performance of an operation specified by a program routine or instruction.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_36670.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>36670</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>field</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The physical unit of data in a record.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_17349.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>17349</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>file</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A collection of related data or information that is stored as a unit.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_39872.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>39872</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>file server</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer that stores data and programs shared by network users.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_40012.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>40012</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>fire walls</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Security barriers on the Internet.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_40438.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>40438</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>flamed</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To get bombarded with hundreds of angry electronic messages for a breach in the unwritten code of conduct on the internet; the result for the recipient is jammed telephone lines and a busy, temporarily inoperable computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_40702.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>40702</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>floppy disk</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A small, inexpensive removable magnetic disk used to record and store information; commonly used to transfer data from one machine to another or to back up files.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_40779.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>40779</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>font</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A set of type characters of a particular design.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_41168.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>41168</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>format</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The arrangement by which data are stored or displayed.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_17549.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>17549</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>FORTRAN</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym formed from the words FORmula TRANslator. It is a programming language used for mathematical and scientific operations.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_41224.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>41224</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>fuzzy search</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A method of data retrieval that does not depend upon the user knowing the exact information being sought; it can get results when the exact spelling is not known or help users obtain information that is loosely related to a topic.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_17671.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>17671</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>garbage</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A popular term for meaningless data, usually the result of erroneous input/output operations or the result of data left in the computer memory from a previous unrelated project.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_17975.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>17975</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>generation</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Pertaining to a group of computers developed within the same time period based on the model of an earlier product.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_18329.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>18329</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>generator</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A routine designed to produce a program that will perform a specific version of a general operation, usually by filling in certain details within a predetermined framework.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_41623.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>41623</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>global memory</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The shared central memory of a multiple-processor system.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_39677.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>39677</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>graphical user interface</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A method originally popularized by the Macintosh computer that employs graphical symbols to represent instructions and commands to the computer for ease in operating by less-experienced users.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_42060.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>42060</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>groupware</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Software designed to allow several users to work together, in synchronization, on one project.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_18523.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>18523</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>hard copy</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A copy of the output of a computer that has been produced on paper, as distinguished from the electronic copy of the same data on disk or tape.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_42353.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>42353</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>hard disk</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A metal or glass platter covered with a magnetic recording surface. Hard disks have become the primary storage device of a personal computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_18913.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>18913</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>hardware</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The physical equipment or devices, such as the central processing unit, of a computer system.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_18987.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>18987</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>hexadecimal</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A system of whole numbers with a base of 16 used in certain computer operations. Hexadecimal coding uses numerals 0 to 16 with the first 10 digits represented by 0 through 9 and the next six digits represented by the letters A through F.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_19217.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>19217</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>high-level language</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Any computer language in which each instruction corresponds to a group of machine code instructions. Examples include BASIC and COBOL.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_19657.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>19657</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>housekeeping</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Standard computer routines, such as deleting garbage or preliminary input/output functions, that are not directly related to a particular job.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_19727.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>19727</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>hybrid computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer that is able to perform both analog and digital computing functions.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_20023.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>20023</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>input</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The information a computer receives from a keyboard, tape, or disk.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_20269.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>20269</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>input/output (I/O) terminal</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer device that is capable of both receiving and retrieving data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_20732.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>20732</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>instruction</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A part of a program that directs a computer to perform a single specific function as part of a sequence of functions.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_42666.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>42666</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>integrated circuit (IC)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The formal name for a chip.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_42764.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>42764</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Intel</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A major manufacturer of integrated circuites used in many personal computers. Intel makes the 8086 family of microprocessors and its derivatives as well as the Pentium processor.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_43183.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>43183</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>interactive</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A type of computing that does not have a predetermined outcome; instead, the operator may interrupt to program to make choices that affect the course of the program.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_20901.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>20901</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>interface</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device that serves as a link or common surface boundary between two different parts of a computer system.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_43508.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>43508</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Internet</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A network of computer networks involving millions of users.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_21127.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>21127</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>interrupt</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A temporary suspension of processing by a computer, caused by input or other activity by another part of the system.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_21491.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>21491</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>joystick</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A lever that is connected to a computer for use in moving the cursor from one point to another on a video display terminal.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_21574.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>21574</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>K</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An abbreviation for kilo and a symbol for 1,000 (actually 210, or 1,024); it is commonly used to indicate the storage capacity of a computer memory. For example, a 64K memory has a theoretical capacity of 64 x 1,024, or 65,536, bytes or data storage locations.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_43672.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>43672</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>key</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The code that will open encrypted data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_21839.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>21839</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>keyboard</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device that encodes characters for a computer function by depressing keys. Pressing the keys may punch holes in punched cards or provide a direct input of data to the computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_43941.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>43941</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>kludge</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An inelgant solution to a technical problem.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_22123.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>22123</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>label</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A group of computer characters used to identify a file, record, or memory storage area.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_22308.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>22308</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>language</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A set of characters that can be used to form a meaningful set of words and symbols in writing instructions for a computer. Examples include ALGOL, BASIC, C, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, PASCAL.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_22714.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>22714</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>light pen</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A photoelectric device connected to the cathode ray tube of a display unit. It can be used by the operator to activate the computer to change or modify an image displayed by touching the pen to the screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_44239.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>44239</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>load</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The actuar operation of putting information and data into the computer or memory.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_44297.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>44297</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>local area network (LAN)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer system that links computers, printers, and other devices in a confining area, such as a building or campus.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_44673.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>44673</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>log on/log off</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To connect to or disconnect from another computer system or file server.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_22908.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>22908</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>machine language</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A language composed of a set of numbers and symbols that can direct computer operations without the need for translation.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_45028.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>45028</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>machine readable</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Any paper form or storage medium that a computer can read.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_45064.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>45064</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Macintosh</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A family of personal computers from Apple Computer that use the Motorola 680x0 processor or PowerPC CPUs; these computers (also called Macs) popularized the graphical user interface.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_23263.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>23263</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>magnetic memory</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A memory device that uses magnetic fields for storing data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_23398.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>23398</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>mainframe computer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A large professional computer system used by a major industry or government agency, as distinguished from a smaller minicomputer or microcomputer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_23681.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>23681</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>memory</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The ability of a computer to store and retrieve data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_45398.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>45398</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>menu</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Programs, functions, or other choices displayed in a list on the monitor for user selection.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_24032.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>24032</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>message</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A combination of characters or symbols used to communicate information between points of a computer system. See also error message.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_24155.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>24155</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>microcomputer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A small personal computer or word processor.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_24346.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>24346</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>microprocessor</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A single large-scale integrated circuit on a fingernail-sized silicon chip. It contains thousands of individual circuit elements and is the heart of the central processing unit.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_24598.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>24598</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>minicomputer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer that is larger in capacity, flexibility, and cost than a microcomputer. It may commonly be used to control industrial processes.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_25084.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>25084</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>modem</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym formed from the words MOdulator DEModulator. It is an electronic device that allows computer data to be carried over telephone lines.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_45669.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>45669</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>monitor</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A high resolution screen used to display the output of a computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_25179.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>25179</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>mouse</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A movable device attached to a computer that permits the operator to reposition the cursor on the video display terminal. Manipulating the device moves the cursor vertically or horizontally on the screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_45846.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>45846</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>multimedia</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A software format that utilizes a CD-ROM to disseminate information via a combination of audio, text, graphics, animation, and full-motion video.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_25582.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>25582</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>multiprogramming</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The performance of two or more different computer functions at the same time.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_46147.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>46147</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>multitasking</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The ability to run more than one program on one computer at the same time.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_41800.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>41800</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>network</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>In communications, terminals and computers linked together with the ability to interact with one another. Examples include the local area network and the wide area network.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_46381.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>46381</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>network operating system</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An operating system that supports multiple, simultaneous users. Examples include NetWare, UNIX, LANtastic, LAN Manager, Windows 95, and Windows NT.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_46721.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>46721</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>nibble</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>One half byte, or 4 bits.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_46869.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>46869</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>noise</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Extraneous, random disturbances that degrad or disrupt electronic signals in a communication network or electronic device.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_47531.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>47531</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>object-oriented programming</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A programming method with formalized rules for developing self-contained software routines, or objects, that can be reused in other applications for greater programming flexibility.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_47232.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>47232</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>objects</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Self-contained software modules used in object-oriented programming languages; contain reusable and interoperable instructions to complete specific tasks in multiple applications.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_25769.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>25769</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>off-line</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Pertaining to computer functions that are not under the direct control of a central processing unit or computer operator. The term is sometimes applied to hard copy or stored data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_26031.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>26031</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>on-line</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Computer operations that are under the direct control of the central processing unit or operator.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_47650.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>47650</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>open architecture</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An electronic system whose architecture is made available to the public.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_26174.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>26174</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>operating system (OS)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A program that enables one to use a computer and its peripheral devices.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_48015.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>48015</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>optical character reader (OCR)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device capable of recognizing characters in a special typeface.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_48252.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>48252</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>optical fiber</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An ultrathin strand of glass that can carry billions of bits of encoded data per second when pulses of laser light are beamed through it.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_26580.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>26580</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>optical scanner</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An electronic device that scans direct or reflected light from a surface, such as a printed page, and converts the signals to machine-readable inputs.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_48544.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>48544</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>optoelectronics</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A technology that joins light and electricit. OCRs, laser printers, and CD-ROMs are examples of optoelectronic devices.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_26732.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>26732</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>output</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The results of a computer operation, which may appear in the form of a printout or visual display.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_48843.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>48843</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Pascal</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A popular high-level programming language.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_48933.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>48933</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>PC</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An abbreviation for personal computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_27011.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>27011</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>peripheral</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Any device that is separate from but connected to the computer for the purpose of supplying input or output functions, such as a modem or printer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_49215.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>49215</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>pixel</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym for picture element; the smallest display element on a video display screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_49518.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>49518</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>port</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The channel or interface between the microprocessor and peripherals.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_49828.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>49828</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>PowerPC</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A family of RISC-based CPU chips from Motorola and IBM. It was also designed by Apple. The PowerMac was the first personal computer to use the PowerPC chip.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_27376.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>27376</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>primary memory</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The part of the computer used as the main storage area for data or programs.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_50058.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>50058</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>printer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A device that converts computer output to printed images.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_50289.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>50289</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>program</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A sequence of detailed, coded instructions telling a computer how to perform a specific function.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_27546.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>27546</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>random access</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The direct retrieval of data from a location in the computer memory without the need for sorting through sequential information.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_27663.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>27663</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>random access memory (RAM)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer storage device that permits direct access to data independent of its location in the computer memory.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_28082.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>28082</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>read only memory (ROM)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A type of computer memory that can be used to retrieve data for output only; new data cannot be written into it.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_28174.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>28174</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>real time</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Computer operations that permit rapid analyses of data so that decisions can be made immediately.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_50495.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>50495</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>record</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A group of related fields that store data about a subject.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_28581.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>28581</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>register</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A part of the computer's central processing unit that stores information for future use. It may have specific uses, such as arithmetic functions or word processing. A computer may contain several different registers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_28914.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>28914</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>response time</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The amount of time between the input of information into a computer and its output, or response to the input.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_50895.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>50895</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>RISC</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An acronym for Reduced Instruction Set Computer; a computer architecture that is less complicated and generally requires fewer instructions than the traditional CISC architecture. Used by PowerPCs, RISC architecture is better suited for programs involving speech recognition and multimedia.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_50959.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>50959</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>sector</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A defined portion of a concentric track on a disk.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_29102.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>29102</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>serial processing</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A type of computer function in which two or more programs are run in sequence rather than simultaneously.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_29207.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>29207</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>software</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The programs or instructions used to operate a computer system, as distinguished from the hardware.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_29501.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>29501</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>storage capacity</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The amount of data that can be stored in a computer memory. See also K.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_29881.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>29881</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>streaming mode</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A removable magnetic-tape backup system for hard disk drives. It permits copying data from the hard disk so that it can be preserved in the event of a hard drive failure.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_51328.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>51328</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>supercomputer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The fastest, most powerful computers at a given time; typically supercomputers can manipulat large amounts of data.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_51646.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>51646</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>telecommuting</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Working at home and communicating with the office by computer via modem, fax and other electronic means.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_51905.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>51905</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>teleconferencing</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To communication with a number of people simultaneously viat telephone lines or radio signals with audio, vidio, or computer connections.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_30144.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>30144</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>terminal</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An input/output device that allows an operator to control a computer. It may consist of a keyboard and video display screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_30347.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>30347</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>time sharing</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer function of handling two or more tasks simultaneously, as when a mainframe computer is used to process operations of several remote terminals at the same time. Such a system depends on buffering and switching inputs and outputs for each terminal. This is done at such a high rate of speed that operators of individual terminals are unaware that others are sharing the same central processing unit.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_30697.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>30697</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>track</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A segment of a disk or other magnetic storage device that stores a fixed amount of data in a designated address for rapid retrieval.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_52048.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>52048</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>UNIX</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A multiuser operating system that runs on a variety of computers. It is most often used by the academic and engineering professions and in the business world on network servers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_52263.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>52263</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>upload</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>To transmit data between remote computers, from a file server to a workstation, or from a computer to a floppy disk; usually refers to transmitting, rather than receiving data. The opposite of download.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_52742.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>52742</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>user-friendly</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Easy to learn and use.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_53217.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>53217</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>virtual memory</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The use of hard disk storage to expand effective memory capability.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_53455.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>53455</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>virtual reality</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Interaction with a computer to create an artificial reality that projects the user into a 3-dimensional space.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_53605.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>53605</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>virus</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A destructive program that is secretly attached to an existing program; once run it alters or deletes data or causes a computer system to malfunction whenever the preexisting program is run.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_53848.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>53848</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>wide area network (WAN)</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A communications network that spans large geographic distances and usually relies on transmission facilities from telephone companies and other common carriers.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_30884.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>30884</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>Winchester disk drive</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A type of hard disk drive capable of transferring data, detecting errors, and making corrections at a high rate of speed.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_54238.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>54238</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>window</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A separate viewing area on a display screen.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_31104.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>31104</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>word</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A fixed number of bits processed by a computer as a single basic unit.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_54288.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>54288</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>word processor</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A text creation and editing program or system that allows electronic writing and correcting of documents.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_54608.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>54608</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>workstation</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A high-performance, single-user microcomputer or minicomputer; or in a local area network, a person computer that serves a single user.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_31377.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>31377</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>write</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>The process of recording data in a computer memory.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_54891.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>54891</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>write-access</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>Authorization to record or alter data stored in a computer.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_31661.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>31661</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>write-protected disk</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>A computer disk designed to prevent altering the data stored on it.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card> card_31956.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>31956</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>2580</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3218.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>2</id> <text>X-Y digitizer</text> </content> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>3</id> <text>An electronic device that allows a cursor or light pen to produce the X and Y coordinates of a graph on a video display terminal.</text> </content> <name></name> <script></script> </card>