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- personal digital assistant (PDA)
- also called a palm-top computer; a small, portable type of computer
- mainframe computers
- large, powerful computers tht r used for centralized storage, processing, and management of very large amounts of data
- sender
- computer tht sends a data transmittion
- microcomputer
- sometimes called a personal computer; used at home or at the office by one person; can fit on top or under a desk
- network
- connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices
- computer
- electronic device tht recieves data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result
- internet
- the largest network used as a communication tool
- notebook/laptop computer
- similar to a miccrocomputer, however, it is smaller and portable
- supercomputers
- largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data
- smart phone
- ant electronic handheld device tht functions as a mobile phone as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance
- hardware
- the tangible, physical coomputer equipment tht can be seen and touched
- data
- information entered into the computer to be processed tht consists of text, #'s, sounds, and images
- an electronic message sent from one person's computer to another person's computer where it is stored until read by the recieving person
- information appliance (IA)
- a device tht focuses on handling a particular type of information and related tasks. Typical devices could be an ipod of mp3 player, a handheld gaming console, etc
- software
- intangible set if instructions tht tells the computer wat to do
- reciever
- computer tht recieves a data transmission