Flashcards in cscmidterm3 Deck (55)
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hardware
computers are the physical embodiment of computation
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software
programs that instruct the computer needed to implement applications
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the experience
hardware and software together, a virtual world that doesn?t exist but we experience
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software stack
series of layers of programs
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the oldest form of information technology is
recorded technology
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transformation
enhancing/embellishing digital information (photoediting)
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cration of digital media
synthetic complexity
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virtual reality
simulates the physical world (keypads, gps map)
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artifical world
itunes, facebook, twitter, angry birds, product of human imagination
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problems with artificial worlds
Privacy concerns, spam, scams,online bullying,stalking
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data
digital form of information
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data is represented as
bits (usually 0 and 1)
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Sourced Content
conent produced for commercial purpose (controlled entirely by organization or person)
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Social Content
information created by visitors to the site (social networking)
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we acces digital information access through WWW is stored as
databases and files
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Algorithm
precise, systematic method for producing specific result
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Program
bunch of algorithms that have been specialized to a specific set of conditions
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Abstract
idea or a process that is extracted from some form of information
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Generalize
express ab udea that applies to many situations, duh
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Operationally Attuned
ability to be boss at what we know about devices to simplify its use
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Feedback
is the computer working or still done? Seriously?
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Consisten Interface
companies resuse the same code in their applications
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Clicking Around
explore an application the application to see what features are available
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Blazing Away
trying the application in a different way
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since info is in 0's and 1's
we can it digital information since it has two DIGITS! WOW!
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What is an all at once version of copy/pste
find/replace
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Metaphor
an icon or image used as representative or symbolic of a computation
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first desktop?
the Alto (70's)
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GUI
Graphic User Interface
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what is the metaphor for the computer screen?
desktop
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Synchronous communication
when sender and reciever are active at the same time (telephone)
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Asynchronous
when sender and reciever are not active at the same time (aint no body got time for that)(email)
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What are the 3 communication types
broadcast, multicast, point to point
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Broadcast Communication
single sender to many recievers (radio,tv)
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multi-cast
single sender to specific group
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point to point
self explanatory-one on one (telephone)
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what kind of communtion does is the internet?
point to point asynchronous
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Interactions over the internet use
client server interaction protocol
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IP adress
Internet protocol, unique adress for each computer connected to the internet
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Domain
related group of networked computers (.edu)
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DNS
Domain Name System-translates human readable names into four number IP adress
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If the IP adress is new, the server asks
an Authoritative Name Server
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TLDs
Top Level Domains (.edu, .org, .com etc.)
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IP Packet
INDEPENDENT packets of information, they hold one unit of info and can be sent in any order and path
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WAN
Wide Area Network
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LAN
Local Area Network (ethernet)
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the physical set up for an ethernet network is a wire, optical fiber called
a channel
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What communication is ethenet?
broadcast medium for point to point
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2 ways to connect to internet
ISP and enterprise network
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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Enterprise Network
connection is to a user of a large organization (school, business)
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WWW
World Wide Web
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Who is the client/server in web request
browser is client asking the web server for a web page
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three parts of URL
Protocol, Domain name, Pathname
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