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Science and Energy
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SCIENCE AND
Information
Technology
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lthough all STEMfields play an important role in the devel-
opment of information technology, inventions would have
little chance of success without basic science.The scientific pro-
cess of asking questions, conducting experiments, and validating
results is the foundation of all technological innovation. Science
helps breed this innovation because it builds knowledge over
Words to Understand
client and server model
centralized computer network where clients request
information from servers
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid, the carrier of genetic information innearly all livingorganisms
electromagnetic radiation
waves containing electric and magnetic fields that carry
energy at the speed of light
genomics
study of the complete set of genes in organisms
geo-tag
an electric tag assigning a geographic location to a picture or video
mutations
genes with altered structures, resulting in variants that may be transmitted
to future generations
peer-to-peer network
decentralized computer network in which all participant com-
puters have equal status and responsibilities, as opposed to the client-server model
protocol
a set of rules governing the exchange of information between devices
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