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Tolland Record keeping Ch 1

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Definitions
position   job  
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record   a form on which info is recorded  
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enter   to record info on a form or into a computer  
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manually   by hand  
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electronically   by computer  
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merchandise   goods that a business sells  
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computer printout   a document prepared by a computer  
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record keeping jobs   jobs where handling records is most of the work  
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data   information  
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data entry clerks   workers who enter data using a computer  
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money column   a column on a form used for recording amounts of money  
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footing   total of money column written in small, neat figures  
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double ruling   double line drawn under a total  
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MICR   magnetic ink character recognition  
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OCR   optical character recognition  
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optical mark recognition   allows pencil marks to be read by special machines  
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UPC   bar code read by special cash registers  
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data processing   doing things to data to make them more useful  
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input   first step of the data processing cycle  
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source documents   forms from which you get data  
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processing   second step of the data processing cycle  
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output   third step of the data processing cyle  
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verify   to check for accuracy  
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transposition error   switching order of numbers or letters  
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input devices   used to enter data into a computer  
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central processing unit   part of a computer that processes data  
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computer program   set of instruction  
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printer   an output device  
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output device   used to get data out of a computer  
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computer system   input devices, central processing unit, an output devices  
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sort   file data in some order  
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chronologically   by date  
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alphabetically   by the alphabet  
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guides   tabs to help find records  
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tickler file   chronological file used to remind workers of important dates  
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record clerks   workers specially trained to store and retrieve documents  
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documents   business papers  
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store   file  
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retrieve   find  
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surname   last name  
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indexing   putting in filing order  
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magnetic media   what a computer stores data on  
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key   enter data using a keyboard  
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menu   a list of choices on a computer screen  
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update   replace old data with new data  
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cursor   flashing marker on the display screen  
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characters   numbers and lettters  
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vendor   seller  
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computer software   a set of programs that perform related tasks  
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spreadsheet software   a program that takes the place of paper pad and calculator  
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cell   on a spreadsheet, where a row and column meet  
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run   to activate a program on a computer system  
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formula   math steps performed by a spreadsheet program  
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template   a spreadsheet that contains the headings, labels, and formulas that will not change  
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