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The most essential part of an information system.
Coordinates computer resources.
Modifies signals for processing.
Data that has been processed by the computer.
Unprocessed facts.
Notebook computer that accepts handwritten
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People
Operating System
Modem
Information
Data
Tablet PC
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Uses computers to become more productive.
Rules or guidelines to follow when using
software, hardware, and data.
Created by word processors.
Specialized programs that allow input and output
devices to communicate.
Created by database management programs.
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The physical equipment of a microcomputer.
The world’s largest computer network.
Provides step-by-step instructions to the
computer.
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Procedures
Document Files
Device Drivers
Database Files
Hardware
Internet
Software
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Provide users a connection to the Internet.
Unwelcome e-mail.
Explore the Web.
Internet uploading and downloading service.
Steals credit card information.
A file, such as a document or worksheet, that is attached
to an e-mail message.
Involves the sale of a product to another business.
Connection to Web resources.
Process of transferring information from a remote
computer to the computer one is using.
ISP
Spam
Surf
FTP
Carder
Attachment
B2B
Link
Download
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The sites that a search engine returns after running a
keyword search.
Special program written in Java.
Locates information online.
Location of Web resource.
Program that provides access to Web
Used to block certain sites.
Provides high-speed connection using existing telephone
lines.
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Hits
Applet
Search Engine
URL
Browser
Filter
DSL
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Rectangular area that contains messages.
System to organize and retrieve data.
Collection of individual applications.
Rearrange records using a field.
Formed by intersection of row and column.
Collection of related data.
Flyer, report, newsletter, Web page.
These make up a presentation.
Question or request for data in a database.
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Window
DBMS
Software Suite
Sort
Cell
Database
Document
Slides
Query
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List of commands.
Rectangular grid of rows and columns used in programs
like Excel.
Has records and fields.
Controls format and placement of slides.
Requests user input.
Moves insertion point to next line.
Series of cells.
A vertical block of cells one cell wide.
Contain buttons and menus.
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Menu
Worksheet
Table
Master Slide
Dialog Box
Word Wrap
Range
Column
Toolbars
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Used to create real-time 3-D animation.
Design tool used to plan multimedia presentations.
Editing software used to create MP3s.
A type of personal Web site where articles are regularly
posted.
Creating a site.
Representation of overall site design.
Image recorded as a collection of objects.
Widely used type of Web animation.
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VRML
Story Board
ACID
BLog
Web authoring
Graphical map
Vector image
Flash
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Composed of thousands of pixels.
Special effect that blends images together.
User participation.
Allows responses like “OK” and “Great!”
Dots that make up an image.
Connection between pages in a multimedia presentation.
Attempt to develop computers that mimic human senses.
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Bitmap image
Morphing
Interactivity
Fuzzy Logic
Pixels
Link
AI
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Program that makes copies of files in case of damage or
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Boot that occurs when the computer is already on.
Combination of several utility programs in one package.
Allows communication between devices and the operating
system.
Concentric rings on a disk.
Used to control and coordinate networked computers.
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Backup
Warm boot
Utility Suite
Driver
Tracks
NOS
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Location to store related files.
Computer that coordinates all communication between
other computers.
Uses graphical elements to communicate with the
operating system.
Broken-up file stored in different sectors.
Starting or restarting a computer.
Operating system with over 80 percent of the market.
Graphic objects on the desktop used to represent
programs and other files.
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Folder
Network server
GUI
Fragmented
Booting
Windows
Icons
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Assists with the installation of expansion cards.
Memory which improves processing by acting as a
temporary high-speed holding area between memory and
the CPU.
Controls the speed of operations.
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Plug and Play
Cache
System Clock
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Part of a microcomputer that contains the CPU.
Controls and manipulates data to produce information.
The number of bits that can be accessed by the
microprocessor at one time.
Holding area for data, instructions, and information.
Used to connect external devices to system unit via ports.
Unit consisting of eight bits.
Most widely used microprocessor binary coding scheme.
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System Unit
Microprocessor
Word
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Cable
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ASCII
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Used to grade multiple choice exams.
Specialized digital camera that broadcasts images over the
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Records images digitally on a disk.
Most popular input device used for computer games.
Delivers much clearer picture than regular TV.
Resolution is expressed as a matrix of these dots.
Keyboard that rolls up for storage and transport.
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WebCam
Digital camera
Joystick
HDTV
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The distance between each pixel.
Most commonly used way to input data.
Button rotated to scroll through information displayed on
the monitor.
Most widely used type of mouse.
Type of terminal that does no processing.
Number of times a screen is redrawn each second.
Measure of resolution.
Keys that turn features on and off.
Translates processed information into hard copy.
Bar code system used in supermarkets.
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Dot pitch
Keyboard
Wheel Button
Mechanical
Dumb
Refresh rate
dpi
Toggle
Printer
UPC
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Improves hard-disk performance by anticipating data
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Web-based storage.
Invisible wedge-shaped division of a track.
Portable and removable storage device.
Runs through each track of a stack of platters.
How tightly the bits can be packed next to each other.
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Disk caching
Internet drive
Sector
Floppy
Cylinder
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Ring of concentric circles without visible grooves.
Grouped disk drives treated as one hard disk by the
computer system.
Measures the amount of time required to retrieve data.
Represent 1s and 0s.
Disk with 500 times the storage as a standard floppy.
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RAID
Access time
Pits and lands
Zip
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Interprets and routs incoming radio frequencies.
Continuous electronic waves.
Configuration of a network.
Network interface card.
Transfer speed or transfer rate.
Short range wireless communication standard.
Measurement of the width of the communication channel.
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Base station
Analog
topology
NIC
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bluetooth
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Node that requests and uses resources available from
other nodes.
Each device in the network handles its own
communications.
Device that allows links between LANs.
Process that converts digital to analog.
Pieces of a message sent over the Internet.
Global positioning system.
Any device that is connected to a network.
Uses existing telephone lines to provide high-speed
connections.
Central node for other nodes.
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client
Bus network
Network gateway
modulation
packets
GPS
node
DSL
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Malicious software
Program that records keystrokes and activities
Used to record virtually everything done on a computer
Those who gain access to systems for the fun and
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Includes the locations of sites visited by your browser
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Malware
Keystroke logger
Snoopware
Hacker
History file
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Programs that record information on Web site visitors.
Device that separates the computer from the power
source.
Study of human factors related to the things people use.
Those who gain access to systems for malicious purposes
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Cookie
Surge protector
Ergonomics
Cracker
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Level of management concerned with strategic planning.
Identifies, investigates, and develops new products and
services.
Report produced upon request.
Someone who makes decisions in a DSS.
Model that helps middle-level managers in long-range
planning.
Information worker involved in the creation of
information.
Concerned with calculating employee paychecks.
Specialized information system that knowledge workers
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Keeps track of summaries of all foregoing transactions.
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Research
Demand
User
Tactical
Knowledge worker
Payroll
KWS
General ledger
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The buying of materials and services.
Plans, prices, promotes, sells, and distributes goods and
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Form that shows supply and order information.
Report that calls attention to unusual events.
Help top-level managers oversee operations and develop
plans.
Information worker that distributes information.
Use data from TPS to support middle managers.
Level of management concerned with decision making.
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Marketing
Purchase order
Exception
ESS
Data worker
MIS
Middle
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Used to control access to internal networks.
Items that contain both data and instructions to
manipulate the data.
Proprietary database.
Type of processing where data collected over time is
processed at one time.
Facts or observations about people, places, things, and
events.
Data captured or saved using a microphone.
Multiple files on the same subject or person.
Points connected like the branches of a tree.
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Firewall
Objects
Data bank
Batch
Data
Audio
Data redundancy
Nodes
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Type of database available over the Web.
Similar objects grouped together.
A collection of related fields.
Problems that occur when one or more files are
overlooked.
Uniquely identifies each record.
Technique used to search databases for information and
patterns.
Focuses on the meaning and content of the data.
Distinctive field in each record of a database.
Descriptions of how data is to be manipulated.
Person, place, thing, or object.
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Classes
Record
Data integrity
Primary field
Data mining
Logical view
Key Field
Methods
Entity
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Systems implementation
Collection of activities and elements organized to
accomplish a goal.
Build a model that can be modified before the system is
installed.
Automated design tool.
Approach where new system is tried in only one part of
an organization.
Shows levels of management and formal lines of
authority.
List of questions.
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Conversion
System
Prototyping
CASE
Pilot
Organization chart
Checklist
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1st step in the design phase.
Study an organization’s systems.
System’s performance is compared to the original
specifications.
Approach where new system is implemented slowly over
time.
Conversion done by abandoning old system and starting
the new.
Diagram that shows the information flow within an
organization.
Shows the relationship between input and output
documents.
Old and new systems are operated side by side.
The most commonly overlooked activity in the
implementation phase.
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Systems analysis
System audit
Phased
Direct approach
Data flow
Grid chart
Parallel
Training
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Writing a program.
A list of instructions for the computer to follow.
Represent the steps needed to solve a programming
problem.
Programmer that ensures current programs remain error
free.
The problem a user is trying to solve.
Structure that describes a process that may be repeated
while a condition is true.
Testing and then eliminating errors.
Tools that provide some automation in program design,
coding, and testing.
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Coding
Program
Program flowchart
Maintenance
Objective
Loop
Debugging
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Converts procedural language into machine language
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Error that is a violation of the rules of a programming
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The final step in testing a program.
Software engineer.
Sequence, selection, and loop.
Processing steps used in top-down program design.
Error that occurs when an incorrect calculation is used.
Outline of the logic of the program you will write.
Process by which a program is organized into objects.
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Compiler
Syntax
Beta testing
Programmer
Logic structure
Module
Logic
Pseudocode
OOP
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Inputs customer information and other data.
Repairs and installs computer components and systems.
Acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or
changes.
Develops and maintains Web sites.
Plans and designs information systems.
Prepares instruction manuals and technical reports.
Designs, tests, and researches encryption procedures.
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Data entry worker
Computer Technician
Proactive
Webmaster
System analyst
Technical writer
Cryptographer
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Person that is unfamiliar with computers.
Creates, tests, and troubleshoots computer programs.
Person that feels learning about computers is an
imposition.
Creates and formats publication-ready material.
Instructs users on the latest software and hardware.
Person that feels the idea of using a microcomputer is
overrated.
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Naïve
Programmer
Frustrated
Desktop publisher
Computer trainer
Cynic