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abbreviations

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central processing unit   brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software  
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input device   a device used to input data into the computer  
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output device   a device used to output data from a computer, printer, faxes  
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firewalls   hardware device or software program designed to prevent unauthorized access to a computer system  
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driver   computer program designed to convert data output from one device to a format compatible with another device  
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data storage devices   device capable of permanently or temporarily storing digital data  
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hardware   physical equiptment used by the compute 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 world wide publically assessable network of networks and computers  
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application software   software that performs a specificc 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   a nonvolitile storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigiddisks with magnetic surfaces  
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software   equivalent of acomputerprogram or programs  
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password   a structure group of digits or letters made up to be used to gain access to sensitive medical and financial data  
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viruses   a malicious software ised to damage or shutdown the system or files  
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electronic medical record   patient record from a single medical practice, hospital, or pharmacy usually accessed with a computer  
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defragmentation   reorganization of information on a hard disk to store files as continuous units rather than small packets  
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total practice management   a category of software that deals with all the day to day operations od a medical practice  
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ergonomics   scientific study of work and space including factors that influence worker productively and trhat affect workers health  
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cyberspace   refers to the nonphysical space binary computer communication  
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