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| Access | The act of reading data from or writing data to a storage device. |
| Biometric Device | Authentication techniques that rely on measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked. |
| Barcode Scanner | Input devices that read bar codes that allow you to track both assets and inventory |
| Communications Connectivity | A computer buzzword that refers to a program or device's ability to link with other programs and devices |
| Digital Camcorder | A camcorder that produces video recordings with highly accurate color and crips, clear resolution |
| Digital Camera | A camera that records images on a light-senstive sensor |
| Fire Wire Device | A very fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps |
| GPS | Can calculate the longitude and latitude of the receiver based on where the three spheres intersect |
| Handheld computer | A portable computer that is small enough to be held in one's hand |
| Interactive Whiteboard | Whiteboards that are connected to a computer and input can be accomplished by writing or tapping on the whiteboard through interactive software. |
| Laptop Computer | A small, portable computer--small enough that it can sit on your lap |
| LCD | A type of display used in many portable computers and flat screen monitors |
| Storage Device | Objects on which data can be stored |
| Notebook Computer | Extremely lightly personal computer--typically weighing less than 6 lbs. |
| Probe(scientific devices) | These devices are connected to a computer to be able to translate data received. |
| Scanner | A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a form the computer can use. |
| Speech Recognition | The field of computer science that deals with designing computer systems that can recognize spoken words. |
| Tablet PC | A type of notebook computer that has an LCD screen on which the user can write using a stylus. |
| Tablet | An input device that enables the user to enter drawings and sketches into a computer. |
| Touch Screen | A touch-sensitive transparent panel covering the screen in which data is inputed using one's finger. |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive (Pen Drive) | Plug this devise into your USB port an you instantly have an additional hard drive. |
| Webcam | A camera that broadcasts images through the Internet through a computer or web cell phone. |
| Web Cell Phone | A cellular telephone that also allows users to access the Internet via wireless communication. |
| Web TV | A small box with a keyboard that your telephone line to your TV and allows you to access the Internet. |
| Wireless Communication | The ability to send data or video without being connected to a wire, either by telephone or handheld computers. |
