software allows user to interact with hardware and do tasks

hardware/software to protect against intrusions on network

area beginning end of logical file;terminates at end sector

main storage location within a computer

unused portion HDD, sees it as empty but not necessarily so

files placed on computer from visited Web site

areas of files/disks not apparent to computer user

group of sectors in multiples of 2. minimum space allocated

portions of websites placed on HDD for quick retrieval

short for binary digit, smallest unit of information

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Operating system
data that is readily accessible to the user
software allows user to interact with hardware and do tasks
main storage location within a computer
handles most of code and instructions; brains of computer
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Firewall
hardware/software to protect against intrusions on network
allow user to designate frequented sites for easy retrieval
log files placed on a website
unauthorized computer or network intrusion
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RAM slack
area beginning end of logical file;terminates at end sector
area beginning end of sector;terminates at logical file
area beginning at end last sector; terminates end of cluster
area beginning at end last cluster; terminates end of sector
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Hard Disk Drive
central processing unit
main chip within a computer; the brains
main system board of a computer
main storage location within a computer
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Unallocated space
contiguous set of blocks defined/treated as independent
file/defined space on HDD to which data is written/swappe
data not readily apparent to the user
unused portion HDD, sees it as empty but not necessarily so
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Cookie
files placed on computer from visited Web site
set of instructions compiled into program to perform a task
portion of visited Webpage placed on HDD to ease retrieval
an accounting of web sites visited
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Latent data
data that operating system is aware of
files temporarily written by application to perform function
areas of files/disks not apparent to computer user
area HDD sees as empty and ready for data
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Cluster
a group of eight bits
smallest unit of data addressable by hard drive; 512 bytes
group of sectors in multiples of 2. minimum space allocated
feature to allow user to designate favorite websites
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Internet cache
feature allows to designate favorites for fast access
files on computer from visited website used to track
portions of websites placed on HDD for quick retrieval
accounting of websites visited
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Bit
a group of eight bytes
short for binary digit, smallest unit of information
smallest unit of data addressable by a HDD
a group of sectors

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