Hi!
The mouse and the keyboard are <em>input devices. </em>By using them, we can input data which will give us a (hopefully) desired output!
For example...
Just by using my keyboard to type, I'm inputting data in the form of ASCII characters and symbols.
By using my mouse to click on an area so I can move this sentence on a new line, I had to input a request to do such!
Hopefully, this helps! =)
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and POP3, followed in later years. POP3 is still the current version of the protocol, though this is often shortened to just POP. While POP4 has been proposed, it's been dormant for a long time.
IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, was designed in 1986. Instead of simply retrieving emails, it was created to allow remote access to emails stored on a remote server. The current version is IMAP4, though most interfaces don't include the number.
The primary difference is that POP downloads emails from the server for permanent local storage, while IMAP leaves them on the server while caching (temporarily storing) emails locally. In this way, IMAP is effectively a form of cloud storage.
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Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves three purposes:
It gives proper credit to the authors of the words or ideas that you incorporated into your paper.
It allows those who are reading your work to locate your sources, in order to learn more about the ideas that you include in your paper.
There are six basic functions of IT.
1. Capture: Compiling detailed records of activities.
2. Processing: Converting, analyzing, computing and synthesizing all forms of data and information.
3. Generation: Organizing information into a useful form.
4. Storage: Retaining information for further use.
5. Retrieval: Locating and copying stored data or information for further processing or for transmission to another user.
6. Transmission: Distributing information over a communication network.
