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itgs vocab

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robot   a device that responds to a sensory input; program that runs automatically without human intervention  
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android   a robot or synthetic organism that is designed to act like a human  
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cyborg   a being with both artificial and biological components  
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sensors   device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or instrument  
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input sensor   detect what is going one in the environment  
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field   space allocated for a particular item of information. (example: a tax form contains a number of fields for your name, social security number, address, etc.) In a database they are the smallest units of information. Are also called cells.  
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key field   field or set of field of a database (generally relational database) table which together form a unique identifier for a database record (table entry). Aggregate of these field is usually referred to simply as "the key"  
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record   also known as a row. each row in a table represents a set of related data, and every row in the table has the same structure  
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search   to locate something you don't know the exact url for. (enter key terms into search bar)  
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query   request for information from a database. has three general methods. basically a "question" you ask the database, and the database locates the answer.  
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sort   arranges data in alphabetic or numeric order based on values in one or more fields.  
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database management system   a collection of programs that enables you to store, modify, and extract information form a database. ranges from small systems that run on personal computers to huge systems that run on mainframes  
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mail merge   feature supported by many word processors that enable you to generate mass letters with different information  
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flat file database   simple database system in which each database is contained in a single table.  
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relational database   opposite of flat file database. able to use multiple tables to store information, each table can have a different record format.  
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data redundancy   some data are stored twice or that can be derived from other data. extra memory is taken up.  
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data integrity   process of ensuring that a database remains an accurate reflection of the real world application it is modeling.  
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data mining   a class of database applications that look for hidden patterns in a group of data that can be used to predict future behavior.  
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personal information manager   PIM, type of software application designed to help users organize random bits of information.  
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absolute reference   reference to a particular cell or group of cells that does not change, even if the shape or size of spreadsheet does.  
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active cell   cell in spreadsheet that is available for data manipulation.  
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auto sum   sample utility developed to emulate excel auto sum when you select range of cells and a value is given. (will automatically add up selected cells)  
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cell reference   column number and row letter of a cell.  
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cell   each indiviual box on a spreadsheet  
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cell format   way in which result or data in cell is displayed  
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column   vertical row of cells  
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label   descriptive text placed in a cell  
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macro   symbol, name, or ket that represents a list of commands.  
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range   one or more contiguous cells (selected cells)  
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relative   reference to a cell by indicating how far away it is from another.  
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replicate   creating and managing duplicate version of a database  
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row   horizontal group of cells  
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selecting   highlighting only a certain amount of cells in a spreadsheet to work on.  
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sheet tabs   are found at the bottom of the worksheet; allows navigation between sheets.  
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template   something that establishes or serves as a pattern for reference.  
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value   added to any product or service as the result of a particular process.  
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workbook   entire spreadsheet file  
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worksheet   table of values arranged in rows and columns  
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what if questions   involves changing data used in excel to give different answers  
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formatting   changing appearance of a document  
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spell check   checks for correct spelling  
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grammar check   checks gramamar  
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ASCII/Unicode   American Standard Code for Information Interchange; represents English characters and numbers, each of which are assigned a number from 0 to 127.  
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PDF   Used to dosplay Adobe System documents  
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RTF   Standardized formalized for specifying formatting of documents  
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ergonomics   science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans  
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text   words, sentences, paragraphs, any typed thing.  
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page layout   refers to actual document page and its composition  
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word processing   using a computer to create, edit, and print documents  
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white space   blank space; unprinted area of a piece of printing  
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software application   computer software designed to help the user to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. (examples: enterprise software, accoutning software, office suits, graphics software, and media players)  
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shareware   software provided to user without payment on a trial basis. is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. offered as download from internet website or as compact disc included with a periodical.  
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public domain   refers to ideas, information, and works that are publicly available, but in intellectual property law (copyrights, patents, trademarks) ____ refers to works, ideas, and information which are intangible to private ownership.  
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freeware   computer software available at no cost or for optional fee. almost always proprietary (privately owned)  
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commercial software   aka payware. computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes.  
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integrated software   software for personal computers that combines the most commonly used function of many productivity software programs into one applications.  
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user manual   a user guide of user’s guide, also commonly known as a manual, if a technical communication document intended to give assistance to people using a particular system.  
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registration card   a card that gives identity to a particular person as well as a document certifying as an act of registering  
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serial number   a number assigned for identification.  
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warranty   an agreement between buyer and seller of goods of services detailing the conditions under which the seller will make repairs or fix problems without cost to the buyer.  
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copyright   the legal right guaranteed to an author, composer, playwright, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.  
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license (single user)   restricted to one single user, owned by the license, not allowed to copy or install the software to another machine.  
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license (multi user)   not allowed to copy or install the software to another machine  
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license (site license)   permits installation of software on a specified number of computers within an organization, multiple users can use them simultaneously.  
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compression   permits installation of software on a specified number of computers within an organization, multiple users can use the software simultaneously.  
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decompression   compression data must be decompressed to be used, which may be detrimental to some applications.  
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back-up   a copy of one or more files created as an alternate in case the original data is lost or becomes unusable. You could save to backup files on your computer, a USB drive, or outside storage device.  
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backdoor   trapdoor. a method of bypassing normal authentication securing remote access to computer, obtaining access to a plaintext, etc. while remaining undetected.  
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upload   transmit data to central computer/location from a secondary computer or network  
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download   transmit data from central computer/location to smaller computer or network  
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wizard   utility that helps application run or system administrator of a chat room  
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GUI (graphical user interface)   Takes advantage of the computer’s graphical ability to make a program easier to use.  
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command-line interface   Every program that interacts with people responds to a specific set of commands. The set of commands and the syntax for entering them is called the user-interface and varies from one program to another.  
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voice recognition   the field of computer science that deals with designing computer systems that recognize spoken words.  
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text-deskilling   to mechanize or computerize a job or process to such an extent that little human skill is required to do it.  
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