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COURSE 3550 WEEK 1
TERMINOLOGY
Question | Answer |
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CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT | THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM |
INPUT DEVICE | A DEVICE USED TO INPUT DATA TO A COMPUTER |
OUTPUT DEVICE | A DEVICE USED TO OUTPUT DATA FROM A COMPUTER |
FIREWALLS | A HARDWARE DEVICE OR SOFTWARE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM |
DRIVER | A COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONVERT DATA OUTPUT FROM ONE DEVICE TO A FORMAT COMPATABLE WITH ANOTHER DEVICE |
DATA STORAGE DEVICES | A DEVICE CAPABLE OF PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY STORING DIGITAL DATA |
HARDWARE | PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT USED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PROCESS DATA |
NETWORKING | CONNECTING TWO OR MORE COMPUTERS TOGETHER TO SHARE FILES AND HARDWARE |
INTERNET | A WORLDWIDE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE NETWORK OF NETWORKS AND COMPUTERS |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE | SOFTWARE THAT PERFORMS A SPECIFIC DATA-PROCESSING FUNCTION |
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORT | A TYPE OF DATA ENTRY PORTAL OR BUS FOR COMPUTER DATA |
HARD DRIVE | NONPORTABLE STORAGE DEVICES |
SOFTWARE | A COMPUTER PROGRAM OR PROGRAMS |
PASSWORD | STRUCTURED GROUP OF DIGITS OR LETTERS MADE UP TO GAIN ACCESS TO SENSITIVE MEDICAL INFORMATION OR DATA |
VIRUSES | MALICIOUS SOFTWARE USED TO DAMAGE OR SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM OR FILES |
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS | PATIENT MEDICAL RECORD FROM A SINGLE MEDICAL PRACTICE, HOSPITAL, OR PHARMACY USUALLY ACCESS WITH A COMPUTER |
DEFRAGMENTATION | REORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION ON A HARD DISK TO STORE FILES AS CONTINUOUS UNITS RATHER THAN AS SMALLER PACKETS |
TOTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | A CATEGORY OF SOFTWARE THAT WITH ALL THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF A MEDICAL PRACTICE |
ERGONOMICS | SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF WORK, AND SPACE, INCLUDING FACTORS THAT INFLUANCE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY AND THAT AFFECT WORKER'S HEALTH |
CYBERSPACE | THE NON-PHYSICAL SPACE OF BINARY COMPUTER COMMUNICATION |