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Computer Concepts 2
Lanier Tech - Modules 7 - 12
| Term | Definition | Hint |
|---|---|---|
| BAN | a network of devices that measure an individual's vital signs and collect the data for medical analysis | |
| Digital Video Interface | a port that allows digital signals to go directly to a monitor | |
| Content Management System | allows the management of text documents, web pages, images, videos, audio files, logo image files and posts for an organization; this includes the creation, editing, distribution and storage of these types of electronic files | |
| SAN | a high speed network that provides storage using multiple other servers | |
| boolean | a data type that has only two possible states for storing data: yes and no; this is sometimes called true and false | This is the only data type whose value must consist of one of two options |
| front end | the part of a program that has a user-friendly visual interface for humans to interact with | |
| composite key | when more than one field of data in a database is used to combine together to uniquely identify records in a database | |
| data scientist | uses analytics among other techniques to interpret a large amount of data to better solve problems and improve performance | |
| gigabyte | about one billion bytes of data; it actually is more than this because the data is stored in binary instead of decimal and the two don't save the same way | |
| RAID | this is when two or more hard drives are used to replicate storage for backup purposes; also called redundant array of independent disks | |
| pit | a flat surface spot on an optical storage disk that causes light to be absorbed; as opposed to a land | |
| query | a ______________ language that uses abbreviated statements and commands to specify data that is wanted from a database | |
| relational databases | can have tables with two dimensions of data: rows and columns | |
| protocol | a standard set of rules that outlines how two devices can communicate on a network | |
| functional unit | a typical enterprise is made up of an assortment of centers, departments and divisions that each serve as a ________________________. | |
| differential | this type of backup of a system only saves the files that have changed since the last full backup. | |
| Internet Protocol | a number that is assigned to every device connected to the internet; computers, printers, phones, storage devices and everything else connected has this unique number | |
| primary storage | RAM; Random Access Memory, is very fast to access and is the memory area that programs are uploaded to so that they can be accessed by the CPU to execute instructions the fastest possible | |
| native | a _____________________ app is written specifically for a particular type of mobile device like iPhone 11 or Android Marshmallow | |
| selective | a ________________________ backup is a partial backup of specific files and folders | |
| full | a ____________________ backup is sometimes called an archival backup |