CP102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Real-Time Operating System, Personal Information Manager, Network Interface Controller

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The gap caused by those with access to computers and the internet and those that do not. If organized into meaningful manner, we have information. Using the computer to replicate situations that allow us to study & predict (weather, medicine, sports) Radio frequency identification: small devices that can be sensed (animals, stores, roadway tolls/ 407) Applied science of how people use and interact with physical objects from safety and efficiency point of view (eg, chairs, desks, mice and monitors) Network interface card- hardware in your computer used to connect you to the network. Connector on your computers to hookup extra devices/ peripherals to your computer (eg usb) Machine readable instructions that tell the computer how to perform tasks. Many applications have specific requirements which include that platform and memory/cpu/peripherals (gamers need fasst cpus and expensive video cards) Name some office productivity software for each platform. Linux open/ libre office: writer, calc, impress, base.