Technology Terms Flashcards

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Application Service Providers

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Provide access to software or services for free.

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Audioblogs

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Blogs or weblogs that are enriched by audio files.

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Blockchain

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A decentralized and distributed network used to record transactions across connected devices as blocks of data that cannot be altered after being recorded.

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Clickers

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Also known as Personal Response Systems. Device used by an audience to respond to an instructor's presentation delivered through wireless devices.

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Edge computing

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Pushes processing and data to the near edge of the network, enabling timely collection, processing, and analysis of data.

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Mashups

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A website or Web 2.0 application that uses content from more than one source to create a new service.

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Microcontroller

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A small computer on a single metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuit chip.

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Nanotechnology

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A field of science whose goal is to control individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies.

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Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

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A lightweight XML format designed for sharing headlines and other web content.

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Telepresence

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A set of technologies, such as high definition audio, video, and other interactive elements that enable people to feel or appear as if they were present in a location which they are not physically in.