1. Steve Wozniak.
Steve Wozniak, along with Steve Jobs pioneered apple and the macintosh computer. Steve Jobs was the main designer and programmer of the original apple computers. He created a huge impact on technology, without him, it is unlikely that the Macintosh computer would be released- the first computer to have graphics and mouse, which all personal computers now use. The personal connection is clear- I use mac computers, and computer that use a mouse and graphic interface everyday.

2. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a developer and hacker who created the Linux kernel

Bill Gates
- His success is due to his cofounding of microsoft, a multi-billion dollar company that has control over and creates a variet of products mainly relating to computing.
- His affect on technology spawned from his creation of microsoft, and the immense number of computers and other related devices they created, notabley the microsoft windows computer.
- He made the basic computer operating system that we use today.

Mark Zuckerberg
- Mark Zuckerbergs success comes from his founding of facebook- currently the worlds most popular social networking site. In his childhood, he was extremely interested in software design, and even had a private tutor. He built games and software as a middle school student.
- Mark Zuckerberg had a huge effect on the social networking area of technology, especially in consideration of other social networking sites like myspace, which was previously the most popular social networking site- was overshadowed by facebook.
- I can make a personal connection in that I am a user of facebook.

Internet2- Has over 4 million users, a work-in-progress to create a much faster and more effective version of the internet. It has been in development for 15 years.
Kiosk- A sort of computer, often used by airlines. It is situated on a stand. Another example of a kiosk is an ATM.
Vaporware- Refers to a hardware device or software that had an announced release date, but was not released until much later.      
MAC Address- stands for Media Access Control Address. It is a number that uniquely identifies all computers.
Dual-Core- A processor with wto cores. The more cores, the more efficiently a computer can run.
Vhost- Stands for Virtual host. Simply enough, a place where you can host your website.
Motherboard- The main circuit board of a computer. It contains things like the processor, memory, ports, etc. 
Meebo- A social networking system that combines, fabook, AIM, and other.
OEM- Stands for original equipment manufacturer. A company that assembles complete pieces of equipment from parts.
Open Source Software- Software that has its source code published so other people can add their contributions. Typically it is free, and some examples include Linux, Open Office, and more.

Terms #12

Terms #12

1. Encryption- Refers to a file that has been scrambled and can only be opened by someone with the correct decoding key. Usually only confidential data is encrypted. Encryption is often used with wireless networks.

2. QWERTY- Refers to a standard US computer keyboard. The name comes from the first six letters of a standard keyboard. The dvorak computer also exists.

3. Flash (video)- A method of incorporating animations and interactive conentent onto websites. It is web-bandwith friendly, and is also used for gaming and videos.

4. Tether (tethering)- A mobile device used as an internet gateway or an access point. 

5. Fragmentation- A phenominon in which computer storage space is used inefficiantly. It beraks down files into little chunks and stores them in different ares of the hard drive.

6. Frame (in HTML)- An HMTL frame is basically many webpages built itno one via an HTML frame. Allows you too scroll down within in a text box, indepent of the whole webpage.

7. HDD- Stands for Hard disc drive, a method of random access memory.
8. Hibernate- Used by some windows computers, it combines a computer's sleep mode and powering off into one efficient mode. While the computer is completely turned off, the memory of what the computer was doing right before being powered off is retrieved from the RAM immediately.
9. Somehint found while searching. e.g., a search for "dog" may have 3,000,000 hits. Can also refer to the amounst a person viewed a web page.
10. Hot Spot- Exact spot of a pointer that must touch an object in order for the link to be enabled. Usually it refers to a WiFi hotspot, or if your computer is in an area where wireless internet access is available.

1. Android~ A type of phone operating system, used by popular smart phones such as the nexus one, droid, and samsung galaxy.
2. Ubuntu~ A linux based operating system. It is free and open source. Has become more popular in recent years.
3. Netbook~ A laptop computer, slightly smaller than a laptop. Tend to have a few less features than a notebook. Much cheaper than a notebook.
4. Web 2.0~ The "second generation" of the world wide web. Allows you to customize and interact.
5. SSL~ Stands for "Secure sockets layer". Direct & secure connection between you and the web server.
6. Phishing~ Sending emails pretending to be an online company and steals your information. A type of identity theft.
7. Cookie~ A message sent to a web browser from a web server. Stores information like your password or username.
8. CAD~ Stands for "computer aided design." Its a combination of hardware and software.
9. Coaxial~ Simply enough, it is copper wire with insulation and ground mesh.
10. Debug~ Refers to removing errors in a program.

Term #10

1.  LCD- Stands for liquid crystal display. A type of super thin monitor display that utilizes electric charges on a liquid. 

2.  AMD- Stands for advanced micro devices. They are a competing company with intel, they manufacture digital integrated circuits.

3.  Adware- A type of free software that can perform basic tasks for your computer. Since they are free, they require to watch their advertisements.

4.  Ampersand- A type of punctuation, means "and". Used in programming.  

5.  Archive- A way of storing files, they are usually decompressed.            

6.  AVI- Stands for audio video interleave. It contanis audio and video both in a format that is viewable for windows. AVI files end in a .avi.

7.  Banner Ad- An advertisement hosted on a website. They often pay for the website.                 

8.  Bcc- Stands for blind copies. With it, you can send multiple emails to people while the recipients don't know who else it was sent too.

9.  Boot- Refers to staring up a computer.

10.  LED- A light emitting diode, give yuo a better image that LCD, but more expensive and uses more energy.

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StoreGate Review

Storage Features-

One GB of space is allowed in the free hosting service. Files that can be uploaded include music and documents. Files can be shared via a weblink to a folder, or they can also be shared via facebook, twitter, or a blog. Another unique feature of storegate is its ability to back up your phone or mobile device.

The paid service of storegate offers you 5GB of data for $7.99. This is much more expensive than competing storage companies, and for this reason I would probably choose them over storegate for paid file hosting. However, the ability to back up a mobile device is very useful, and for that reason you could consider it’s use.