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| Chapter 3
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| automated teller machine
| Self-service banking terminal that connects to a host computer through a network
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| blackout
| Complete power failure
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| blade server
| Server in the form of a single circuit board
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| brownout
| Prolonged [more than a minute] undervoltage
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| computer
| Can accept and process data and produce and store information for future use
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| convertible tablet
| Tablet that has a screen it its lid and a keyboard in its base
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| digital camera
| Allows users to take photos and store the photographed images digitally
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| earbuds
| Small speakers that rest inside each ear canal
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| embedded computer
| Special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product
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| fingerprint reader
| Captures curves and indentations of a fingerprint
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| game console
| Mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games
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| handheld computer
| Computer small enough to fit in one hand
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| handheld game device
| Mobile device with a screen, speakers, controls, and game console all in one
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| inattentional blindness
| Occurs when a person’s attention is diverted while performing a natural activity
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| laptop
| Lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base
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| mainframe
| Powerful server that can handle thousands of connected users simultaneously
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| media library
| Your collection of stored digital media
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| mobile computer
| Portable PC, designed so that a user easily can carry it from place to place
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| mobile device
| Computing device small enough to hold in your hand
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| motherboard
| Main circuit board of the personal computer
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| overvoltage
| Occurs when the incoming electrical supply increases above the normal volts
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| personal computer
| Can perform all input, processing, output, storage activities by itself
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| phablet
| Device that combines features of a smartphone with a tablet
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| pixel
| Smallest element in an electronic image
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| port
| Point at which a peripheral device attaches to a computer
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| port replicator
| Provides connections to peripheral devices through ports built into the device
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| portable keyboard
| Full-sized keyboard that communicates with a smartphone via cables or wirelessly
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| portable media player
| Mobile device on which you can store, organize, and play or view digital media
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| processor
| Component that interprets and carries out instructions that operate a computer
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| rack server
| Server that is housed in a slot on a metal frame
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| repetitive strain injury
| Injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, and joints
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| resolution
| Number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device
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| server
| Computer dedicated to providing services to other computers on a network
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| server farm
| Network of several servers together in a single location
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| server virtualization
| Uses software to divide a physical server logically into many virtual servers
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| slate tablet
| Type of tablet that does not contain a physical keyboard
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| smartphone
| Internet-capable phone
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| spam
| Unsolicited email messages
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| spike
| Momentary overvoltage
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| supercomputer
| Fastest, most powerful computer
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| surge protector
| Uses electrical components to provide a stable current flow
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| tablet
| Thin, lightweight mobile computer that has a touch screen
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| technology addiction
| Occurs when the technology consumes someone’s entire social life
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| tower
| Frame that houses the system unit on a desktop
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| tower server
| Server built into an upright cabinet that stands alone
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| undervoltage
| Occurs when the electrical supply or voltage drops below the normal volts
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| uninterruptible power supply
| Device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries
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| USB port
| Can connect up to 127 peripheral devices together with a single connector
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| virtual keyboard
| Projects an image of a keyboard on a flat surface
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| virtualization
| Practice of sharing or pooling computing resources, such as servers
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