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| Applications | also called programs, use the platform to perform tasks. |
| Authentication | is the process by which the computer system validates a user's logon information. |
| Authorization | is the process by which the user can associate specific permissions to each username. |
| Bit | is the smallest unit of information that a computer handles. |
| Byte | is a combination of eight bits arranged in sequence. |
| CPU | is the primary hardware device that interprets and runs the commands you give to the computer. |
| Chat Program | allow you to send and receive messages instantly. |
| Commands | an instruction, which you give to a computer, that causes an action to be carried out. |
| Communication Channel | is a path or a link that connects computers or peripheral devices, such as printers and disk drives, to transfer information. |
| Communication Programs | used by computers to exchange messages and files with other people in a digital format. |
| CPU speed | the rate at which the CPU can perform a task, such as moving data to and from RAM, or performing a numerical calculation. |
