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- 1. Cache that helps speed the processes of a computer by storing frequently used instructions and data.
- 6. A tool that reorganizes the file and unused space on a computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs and app run faster.
- 10. A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data.
- 11. Type of storage medium that consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser.
- 13. An applied science devoted to incorporating comfort, efficiency, and safety into the design of items in the workplace.
- 17. The time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network.
- 20. is a number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1, called bits. A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data the computer can process. By itself, a bit is not very informative.
- 22. Employee who develops artificial-intelligence-based machines and programs based on data analysis to mimic human thought processes.
- 23. A website or web app, sometimes called a curation website, that allows users to collect and compile content from a variety of websites about a particular topic or theme
- 24. An electrical disturbance that can degrade communications
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- 2. A cyberextortionist is someone who demands payment to stop an attack on an organization’s technology infrastructure. These perpetrators threaten to expose confidential information, exploit a security flaw, or launch an attack that will compromise the organization’s network --- if they are not paid a sum of money.
- 3. Technology-related health condition that affects eyesight. See also CVS
- 4. A small text file that a web server stores on your computer. Cookie files typically contain an identification code(s) that links to a file on a web server that contains data about you, such as your user name, postal code, or viewing preferences.
- 5. Radio frequency identification; technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person.
- 7. Employee who uses analytics and other Big Data tools to compile statistics on data that an organization can use to plan product development or create strategies for marketing.
- 8. Display technology that sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images on a screen when illuminated
- 9. The trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap, which can result in consumers needing fewer devices for the functionality that they require.
- 12. Practices that involve reducing the electricity and environmental waste while using a computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.
- 14. The electronic component of a computer that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer
- 15. A request for specific data from a database.
- 16. A magnetically coated ribbon of plastic that is capable of storing large amounts of data and information at a low cost.
- 18. A popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers, and devices.
- 19. The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device
- 21. Group of files waiting in the buffer to be printed.