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  • A computer that is smaller than a laptop with a touchscreen and used to browse the Internet and check email.
    Tablet
  • The physical parts of a computer.
    Hardware
  • The task of helping people use / understand technology.
    Technical support
  • To convert data in a different form.
    Encode
  • Programs / instructions added to computers.
    Software
  • A very powerful computer that can process large amounts of data.
    Mainframe
  • A computer that is small enough to use at a desk, but too big to carry around.
    Desktop computer
  • A phone that you take with you to make calls and access the Internet anywhere.
    Smartphone
  • A computer that is small enough for you to carry around and use everywhere.
    Laptop
  • Occurring on the Internet.
    Online
  • The act of protecting information.
    Information security
  • Information entered / held in a computer.
    Data
  • The act of using information.
    Data processing
  • The task of checking products for problems.
    Quality assurance
  • Program language.
    Code
  • A computer that connects many computers to hardware.
    Server
  • A large computer that is built to process large amounts of information at a higher speed than other computers can handle.
    Supercomputer