Download Emerging Technologies Vocabulary

Emerging Technologies Vocabulary
Mrs. Tompkins
1. Emerging Technologies - technology based on a new idea that is being tested to determine if it will produce the results it
claims, with the ultimate goal that the technology will eventually be mass produced.
2. Electric Computer - first generation computers; operating on electric motors and electromechanical switches.
3. Electronic Computer - computer operates on tubes and transistors.
4. Transistor - a device designed to act as a transmitter by converting sound waves to electronic waves, and act as a resistor
by controlling electronic currents.
5. Microprocessor (CPU) - the “brain” of the computer which processes all information and programs on a computer; also
known as integrated circuit, microchip or central processing units.
6. Graphical User Interface (GUI) - allows a computer to display graphics and images to the user rather than just text on a
monitor.
7. Microminiaturization - Is the process of getting progressively smaller, and more capable (able to process more
information) that integrated circuits or microprocessors have gone through.
8. HyperText Markup Language (HTML) - a programming language that converts text to a language so one may display
materials (text, graphics, video) on a Web page.
9. Operating System - software that controls the major functions of a computer such as allocating memory to different
programs, and protecting the computer and information on it from unauthorized access; example: Windows XP,
Windows 2007®.
10. Binary System - gives instructions to the computing machine in zeros or ones; communicates to the computer how to
carry out a function.
11. Bit - a binary digit, which is the smallest piece of data on a computer; 0’s and 1’s.
12. Circuit Board - the “heart” of every machine that all other components of the computer connect to and through to each
other.
13. RAM - the memory space on a computer where programs that are running or open are stored so they can be easily
accessed.
14. Mainframe Computer - a large, complex computer with enough processing capabilities to accommodate large
businesses.
15. E-commerce: the Internet commerce channel to sell and distribute items purchased online.
16. Flash Drive - a small memory storage device for a computer.
17. Firewall - computer program that secures computers and networks from access by unauthorized users.
18. Streaming Video - Allows users to view videos online without having to download because the data file is continuously
flowing or “streaming”
19. Data Transfer - Is the process of sending and receiving data through a network.
20. Information Management – Information Management – Application of management techniques to collect information,
communicate it within and outside the organization, and process it to enable managers to make quicker and better
decisions.
21. Business Management – All management activity carried out in the course of running a firm, such as controlling,
leading, monitoring, organizing, and planning.