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- 2. line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple
- 4. standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
- 8. electronic device that can increase the power of a signal
- 12. small, portable personal computer with a "clamshell" form factor
- 14. electronic (solid-state) non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed
- 15. satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force
- 17. form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period
- 19. episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download to a personal device in order to listen
- 21. battery that is designed to be used once and discarded
- 22. individual units of information
- 23. connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party
- 24. the abbreviation for 'MPEG Audio Layer III'; coding format for digital audio
- 25. rm factor of a mobile phone or other device which is in two or more sections that fold via a hinge
- 26. file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system
- 29. process of "packaging" a file (or files) to use less disk space
- 31. sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals
- 34. type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times
- 35. interpreted as a specific process, action or task that a system is able to perform
- 36. both input and output device and normally layered on the top of an electronic visual display
- 37. method of sound reproduction that creates an illusion of multi-directional audible perspective
- 38. list of video or audio files that can be played back on a media player
- 39. display device for presentation of images, text, or video transmitted electronically, without producing a permanent record
- 43. plan or specification for the construction of an object or system
- 45. machine that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically via computer programming
- 47. small headphones that are fitted directly in the outer ear, facing but not inserted in the ear canal
- 49. art form, and cultural activity, whose medium is sound
- 50. standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network.
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- 1. software application for accessing information on the World Wide Web
- 3. interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation or sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks
- 5. content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content
- 6. family of wireless networking technologies, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards
- 7. portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link
- 9. integrated circuit designed specifically to store data
- 10. optical instrument used to record images
- 11. mobile phone that retains the form factor of earlier-generation phones, with button-based input and a small display
- 13. email system that provides an always-on capability, in which new email is actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent
- 16. class of mobile phones and of multi-purpose mobile computing devices
- 18. individual song or instrumental recording
- 20. pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears
- 27. set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece of semiconductor material that is normally silicon.
- 28. visual art-form used to simulate experiences that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or atmosphere, by the means of recorded or programmed moving images
- 30. type of keyboard used in phones, that “slides” out from the phone itself
- 32. recording of a book or other work being read aloud
- 33. electro-mechanical data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital data
- 40. method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices
- 41. fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology
- 42. provides a simplified way of "plugging-in" a laptop computer to common peripherals
- 44. sold for use with computers, although usually capable of other audio uses, e.g. for an MP3 player
- 46. system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs
- 48. text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet, and mobile device systems