Chapter 1: Introducing today's technologies

Question 1

Current knowledge and understanding of computers and related technologies.

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Digital Literacy

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An electronic devices, operating under control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, process the data, produce information, and store.

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Computer

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It can be touched.
An electronic, and mechanical components that a computer contains.

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Hardware

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Cannot be touched but can be seen.
A collection of related instructions organized.

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Software

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It can perform all its input, processing, output, storage activities by itself.
It is intended to be used by one person at a time.

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Personal Computer

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A portable personal computer, designed so that a user can carry it from place to place (laptop and tablet).

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Mobile Computer

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Anyone who interact with a computer or mobile device.

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User

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A light weight mobile computer that is a portable PCs that combine the display, keyboard, processor, memory, hard drive, and cursor.

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Laptop

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A smaller version of laptop that is a touch screen. It is run on batteries or a power supply or both.

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Tablet

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It is designed to be in stationary location with components that fit on or under a desk. It has a tower where the motherboard is located.

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Desktop

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A computer that combines all desktop components in one enclosed unit, instead of having a separate computer tower from the display monitor.

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All In One Desktop Computer

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It is referred to as “Microcomputer”.

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Personal Computer

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A computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network. It has a powerful processors, large hard drives, and plenty of memory power. This mostly are connected with multiple clients.

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Server

Question 14

A collection of computers and devices connected together.

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Network

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A computer that is operated under the control of instructions stored in their own memory. It can be carried everywhere with even just a hand.

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Mobile Device

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Mostly touch screens that can listen to music, take photos, record videos, and install applications like mobile games.

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Smartphone

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used to capture or photographed images digitally.

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Digital Camera

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Can communicate to other devices and modify images to desired outcomes.

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Smart Digital camera

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This can store, organize, and play or view digital media such as music, photos, and videos. Example for this is earbuds.

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Portable Media Player

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An electronic version of a printed book, readable on computers and other devices.

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E-book reader

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Is a small, mobile computing consumer device designed to be worn (smartwatch). This mostly used as activity trackers like heart rates and count steps.

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Wearable device

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Designed for single or multiplayer video games. Mostly attached to television due to its big screen.

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Game Console

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Smaller enough to fit in one hand, making it more portable (PSP).

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Handheld game device

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A raw, unorganized numbers, signals, or facts.

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Data

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An organized facts which undergone a process to be able to understand.

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Information

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Contains keys to press to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device.

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Keyboard

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Allows a user to control a small symbol on a screen.

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Pointing Device

Question 28

Enables you to speak data instruction using voice input and to capture live full motion images using video input.

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Voice and Video Input

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Light sensing input device that converts printed text and images into a form that the computer can process.

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Scanner

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An output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium (paper).

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Printer

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It conveys text, images, and video information.

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Display

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Allows you to hear audio or sounds.

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Speakers

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It consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions. It stores data in a short-time only.

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Memory

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It holds data, instructions, and information for future use. It store data for long-term basis.

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Storage

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A storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetics particles to store data, instructions, and information. It is enclosed in airtight, sealed, case to protect it from contamination.

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Hard Disk

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This uses flash memory to store data, instructions, and information. It stores persistent data.

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Solid-State Drives (SSD)

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This is used to collectively refer to hard disk and SSDs and stores digital content such as document, photos, etc.

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Hard Drive

Question 38

A portable storage device that you plug in a USB port.

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Flash Drive

Question 39

A removable flash memory, not bigger than 1.5 inch that you can insert in and remove from a slot in a computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer.

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Memory card

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It consist of a flat, round, portable metal disc that is written and read by a laser.

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Optical Disc

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An internet service that provides remote storage to computer users like dropbox, Google Drive, amazon drive, etc.

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Cloud Storage

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A duplicate of content on a storage medium that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, and destroyed.

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BackUp

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A global library of information available to anyone connected to the internet.

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World Wide Web (WEB)

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Worldwide collection of computer networks and connects to millions of businesses.

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Internet

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Worldwide collection of electronic documents.

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Web

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The electronic document on the web.

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Webpage

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A collection of related webpages, which is stored on a web server.

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Website

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A computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobiles devices.

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Web server

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It contains links (hyperlink) that is built-in connection to other documents, graphics, audio files, webpages, etc.

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Webpages

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It enable users with an internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer (chrome, safari, firefox, and explorer).

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Browser

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It is the usage of the web to search for a specific information.

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Web searching

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A software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos, and other information related to specific topic.

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Search Engine

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A website where people share their interest, ideas, stories, photos, etc. Example for this is Facebook.

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Online Social Networks

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A software that acts without the user's knowledge and deliberately alters the computer's operations. There is the performing of unwanted actions.

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Malware (Malicious Software)

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A type of waste refers to discarded electronic devices that are thrown away and transported to landfills. Most contain non-biodegradable materials and heavy metals that are toxic.

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E-waste

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The old devices are burned which could release toxic smoke into the air that resulted to bad health problems like cancer and kidney disease.

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Health Hazard

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A study of designing, manufacturing, using and disposing of hardware, software, and networks in a way that reduces their environmental impact.

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Green Computing

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Consists of programs that control and maintain the operation of the computer and its devices. Example for this is an Operating System.

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System Software

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Is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware. It has a large number of different functions and jobs.

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Operating System

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A hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa (modem - router).

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Communication Device

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It use some form of telephone wiring or fiber optic cable to send communication signals.

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Wired communication

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This are more convenient than installing wires and cables. This sends signals through the air or space like wifi, Bluetooth, and cellular radio.

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Wireless communication

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A collection of computers and devices connected together, via communication devices and transmission media. This allows computers to share resources such as hardware, software, data, and informaiton.

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Network

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Any hardware component that conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people.

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Output Devices

Question 65

A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on __________.

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Storage media

Question 66

A _____________ records (write) and or retrieves (read) items to and from storage media.

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Storage device

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A program is the process of setting up the program to work with the computer, printer, mobile devices, and hardware.

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Installing

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Also called as developer or programmer, is someone who develops programs and apps or writes the instructions that direct the computer to process data into information.

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Software developer