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Personal Computer(PC) A computer designed for use by an individual,
usually incorporating a graphics display, a
keyboard, and a mouse
Server A computer used for running larger programs for
multiple users, often simultaneously, and typically
accessed only via a network
Supercomputer A class of computers with the highest performance
and cost; they are configured as servers and
typically cost tens to hundreds of millions of
dollars
Embedded computer A computer inside another device used for running
one predetermined application or collection of
software.
Personal mobile devices(PMDs) Are small wireless devices to connect to the
internet; they rely on batteries for power, and
software is installed by downloading apps.
Conventional examples are smart phones and
tables
, Cloud computing refers to large collections of servers that provide
services over the internet; some providers rent
dynamically varying numbers of servers as a utility
Software as a Service (SaaS) delivers software and data as a service over the
internet, usually via a thin program such as a
browser that runs on local client devices, instead of
binary code that must be installed, and runs wholly
on that device. Examples include web search and
social networking
Acronym A word constructed by taking the initial letters of a
string of words. For example: RAM is an acronym
for Random Access Memory, and CPU is an
acronym for Central Processing Unit
Terabyte(TB) Originally 1,099,511,627,776(2^40) bytes, although
communications and secondary storage systems
developers started using the term to mean
1,000,000,000,000(10^12) bytes. To reduce
confusion, we now use the term
tebibyte(TiB) for 2^40 bytes
Moore's Law States that integrated circuit resources double
every 18-24 months
Abstraction to Simplify Design Used to characterize the design at different levels
of representation; lower-level details are hidden to
offer a simpler model at higher levels
Common Case Fast Will tend to enhance performance better than
optimizing the rare case.
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Terms in this set (324)
Personal Computer(PC) A computer designed for use by an individual,
usually incorporating a graphics display, a
keyboard, and a mouse
Server A computer used for running larger programs for
multiple users, often simultaneously, and typically
accessed only via a network
Supercomputer A class of computers with the highest performance
and cost; they are configured as servers and
typically cost tens to hundreds of millions of
dollars
Embedded computer A computer inside another device used for running
one predetermined application or collection of
software.
Personal mobile devices(PMDs) Are small wireless devices to connect to the
internet; they rely on batteries for power, and
software is installed by downloading apps.
Conventional examples are smart phones and
tables
, Cloud computing refers to large collections of servers that provide
services over the internet; some providers rent
dynamically varying numbers of servers as a utility
Software as a Service (SaaS) delivers software and data as a service over the
internet, usually via a thin program such as a
browser that runs on local client devices, instead of
binary code that must be installed, and runs wholly
on that device. Examples include web search and
social networking
Acronym A word constructed by taking the initial letters of a
string of words. For example: RAM is an acronym
for Random Access Memory, and CPU is an
acronym for Central Processing Unit
Terabyte(TB) Originally 1,099,511,627,776(2^40) bytes, although
communications and secondary storage systems
developers started using the term to mean
1,000,000,000,000(10^12) bytes. To reduce
confusion, we now use the term
tebibyte(TiB) for 2^40 bytes
Moore's Law States that integrated circuit resources double
every 18-24 months
Abstraction to Simplify Design Used to characterize the design at different levels
of representation; lower-level details are hidden to
offer a simpler model at higher levels
Common Case Fast Will tend to enhance performance better than
optimizing the rare case.
