A scanner is a peripheral used to convert paper-based images into electronic format. Any device that stores electronic information and is designed to be removed from a computer device and made portable. Examples include a floppy disk, recordable CD ROM disk, and Jaz disk. Software , examples of which are sometimes called applications or programs, allows users to create, manipulate, organize, and present electronic information. Spreadsheet software organizes information in rows and columns and is often used for the manipulation of numerical data.
Presentation software allows text, graphical, and numerical data to be shown to others.
Publishing software allows users to create pages or documents for digital display. Networked Technology systems. Technology systems refers to any tool or set of electronic tools used to complete a task or set of tasks. Networked technology systems means tools that have been connected by network wiring. LAN , or Local Area Network, means a small number of computers, printers, and other networkable devices that are physically close to one another and networked.