CAT10 Terminology

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accessory

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a device added to a computer that performs an additional feature, but is not required

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active window

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the currently selected window

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antivirus program

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a software program designed to protect your computer against viruses

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application (app)

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a type of computer software designed to perform specific tasks or a group of coordinated functions, or activities for the benefit of the user

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archive

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an archive file is made up of one or more files that are compressed

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artificial intelligence (AI)

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the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings

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authentication

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a process of identifying people to make sure that they are who they say they are

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barcode

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an optical, machine-readable, representation of data

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biometric

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the technical term for body measurements and calculations

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bit

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a single unit of information that can have the value of 0 or 1