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TERMINOLOGY

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