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Computer Systems Glossary
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- 1WANWide Area Network
- 2LANLocal Area Network
- 3Output DeviceAn output device is any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user
- 4Input DeviceAny machine that feeds data into a computer. For example, a keyboard is an input device,
- 5Storage DeviceA storage device is any computing hardware that is used for storing, porting and extracting data files and objects
- 6SSDSolid State Drive (SSD) stored data on solid state flash memory, no moving parts
- 7FireWireIEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple, who called it FireWire.
- 8RFIDRadio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data,
- 9GPSThe Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions
- 10USBIs a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable
- 11IP AddressAn Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication
- 12Security KeyA special password that allows you to join a Wi-Fi connection
- 13VoIPVOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), or in more common terms phone service over the Internet. If you have a reasonable quality Internet connection you can get phone service delivered through your Internet connection instead of from your local phone company
- 14CDCompact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM).
- 15DVD(digital versatile disc) DVDs offer higher storage capacity than compact discs while having the same dimensions.
- 16Cloud StorageProfessional Cloud Storage from Just Cloud is Simple, Fast and Unlimited. Just Cloud will automatically backup all your documents, photos, music, videos
- 17Open Source SoftwareOpen source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.
- 18Proprietary SoftwareProprietary software is software that is owned by an individual or a company (usually the one that developed it). There are almost always major restrictions on its use, and its source code is almost always kept secret
- 19DMSDiary management software
- 20FirewallIn computing, a firewall is a network security system that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an applied rule set.
- 21SSIDService Set Identifier (SSID) is a network name which requires a key to enter
- 22WEP,WPA,WPA2,AESSecurity systems that are used on Wi-Fi networks
- 23BluetoothBluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances
- 24BandwidthIn computing, bandwidth is the bit-rate of available or consumed information capacity expressed typically in metric multiples of bits per second. Variously, bandwidth may be characterized as network bandwidth, data bandwidth, or digital bandwidth.
- 25Wi-FiWi-Fi (or WiFi) is a local area wireless technology that allows an electronic device to participate in computer networking using
- 26RouterThe router is the hub of your network as it shares the internet connection between computers, tablets, game consoles and other devices without cables
- 27ModemA modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over
- 28Remote WorkingWhen people do there work at home using there computer that is connected to the computer system in an office
- 29Optical StorageOptical storage is the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light, usually a beam of laser light precisely focused on a spinning disc
- 30Magnetic StorageMagnetic storage (or magnetic recording) is the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetization in a magnetisable material to store data and is a form of non-volatile memory
- 31CCTVCCTV (closed-circuit television) is a TV system in which signals are not publicly distributed but are monitored, primarily for surveillance and security purposes. CCTV relies on strategic placement of cameras, and observation of the camera's input on monitors somewhere
- 32Key Loggera computer program that records every keystroke made by a computer user, especially in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.
- 33EthernetA wired cable that connects your computer to the internet
- 34User IDA User ID is the code used by a User to identify himself when he logs into a system and starts a Login Session. It is used by the system to uniquely identify this User
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- FlashCards sobre Computer Systems Glossary, criado por 11dance.m em 11-02-2015.
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