Key Computer Terms | Definition | References | Examples (At least two) | Hardware | the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices that make up a computer system | http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hardware | Tower and keyboard | Software | organized collections of computer data and instructions, its often broken into two major categories, system software and Application software | http://www.openprojects.org/software-definition.htm | operating system , networking and software suites | Data management technology | The software that controls the organization of data on physical storage media. | http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essmis_8/86/22117/5661977.cw/index.html#D | Data storage and data software | Networking | Two or more computers connected to each other, that allows you to share files, information and communication between different computers in different locations | http://www.techterms.com/definition/network | Internet, phone lines and Ethernet cables | Telecommunications | The sending of information electronically , such as words, sounds, or images, over great distances | http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/telecommunications | Television, Internet and radio | Technology services | services that make use of modern technology | http://www.techterms.com/definition/technologyservices | telephone and cable TV and Web hosting, e-mail, and social networking | Personal digital assistants | A small light weight personal computer that is easily portable | http://it.unm.edu/pda/ | Blackberry and Smart Phones | Personal computers | A computer that is made for one person at a time for word processing and gaming and internet use | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer
Key Computer Terms | Definition | References | Examples (At least two) | Hardware | the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices that make up a computer system | http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hardware | Tower and keyboard | Software | organized collections of computer data and instructions, its often broken into two major categories, system software and Application software | http://www.openprojects.org/software-definition.htm | operating system , networking and software suites | Data management technology | The software that controls the organization of data on physical storage media. | http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essmis_8/86/22117/5661977.cw/index.html#D | Data storage and data software | Networking | Two or more computers connected to each other, that allows you to share files, information and communication between different computers in different locations | http://www.techterms.com/definition/network | Internet, phone lines and Ethernet cables | Telecommunications | The sending of information electronically , such as words, sounds, or images, over great distances | http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/telecommunications | Television, Internet and radio | Technology services | services that make use of modern technology | http://www.techterms.com/definition/technologyservices | telephone and cable TV and Web hosting, e-mail, and social networking | Personal digital assistants | A small light weight personal computer that is easily portable | http://it.unm.edu/pda/ | Blackberry and Smart Phones | Personal computers | A computer that is made for one person at a time for word processing and gaming and internet use | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer