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DATA AND HOW IT IS STORED
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SYMBOLS, THAT REPRESENT PEOPLE, EVENTS, AND IDEAS.
USUALLY STORED AS A SERIES OF 1'S AND 0'S
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EXECUTABLE FILE
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CONTAINS PROGREAMS OR INSTRUCTIONS THAT TELL A COMPUTER HOT TO PERFORM A SPECEFIC TASK
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FILE NAME EXTENSION
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USUALLY REFERRED TO SIMPLY AS AN EXTENSION-THAT FURTHER DESCRIBES A FILES CONTENTS.
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Peripheral device
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Designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
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Bit.
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In terms of data storage, each 1 or 0 is called a(n)
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Byte
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Eight bits are called a
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Each byte
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Represents one character -- a letter, number, or punctuation mark.
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A ____ file might contain the text for a document, the numbers for a calculation, the specifications for a graph, the frames of a video, the contents of a Web page, or the notes of a musical passage.
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Data
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A ____ file contains the programs that tell a computer how to perform a specific task.
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Executable
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A filename ____ describes a file's contents.
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Extension
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The extension ____ indicates a graphic file.
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.tif
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The extension ____ indicates a file of synthesized music.
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.mid
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A technology called ____ makes it possible for one person's computer to directly access the contents of another person's hard disk.
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P2P
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Is an operating system for servers?
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UNIX & Linux
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The main routes of the Internet are referred to as the Internet
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Backbone.
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