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BE 5.01
Business Essentials
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cloud storage | Online storage that enables users to upload store and access their files via the Internet users files are maintained by a third-party at a remote data-based storage facility |
| Cookies | The text files that are put on the website, visitors, hard disk, and then later retreat during subsequent visit to the site in order to track Internet behavior, mechanisms used by websites to track users browsing history |
| Data processing | Are handling information, especially facts, converting facts, and figures into useful information, analyzing collected, facts, and figures, and putting them into formal useful to a business |
| Data | facts and figures |
| Database | computerized stroage for info and facts |
| Hardware | The physical components of a computer system |
| Information system | Set of coordinated networks of components, which act together towards producing distributing, and or processing information |
| Information technology | Integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, a manipulating and storage of data |
| Intranet | An internal networks similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel, use to access information and communicate with others with within an organization, a computer network that is restricted to the organization. It serves an intern |
| Software | Programs thta instruct computers to perform specific operations |
| Application programs | Programs that people used to get their work done |
| Computer system | Consist of hardware and software |
| Embedded system | A computer system that is a part of a larger machine in which controls how that amchine operates |
| Input devices | Keyboards and mouse, scanners cameras, joysticks and microphones a piece of equipment, used to provide data and control signals to and information processing system |
| Main memory | Closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed towards the programs and data that the processor is actively working with |
| Motherboard | Components are connected to the main circut board of the computer |
| Network | Consist of two or more computers connected so that they can change data and programs |
| Operating system | Responsible for starting up application programs, running them and managing the resources that they need |
| Random access memory | Random means that memory cells can be accessed in any order the type of silicon chip used to implement main memory |
| Read only memory | Used to make a section of main memory read |
| Secondary memory | Connected to main memory, store, data and easily change, but changed or slow, compared to main memory in use for long-term storage of programs and data |
| expert system | Computer software designed to mimic the knowledge of a human expert |
| internet telephony | Technology that allows users to communicate over the internet |
| PIN | a number you choose to gain access to an account |
| Satellite | An object placed into orbit by humans most are used for communication purposes |
| Smartphone | A mobile phone with advaced capabilites such as accessing the internet |
| Software | Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations |
| Technology | The practical application of science to society and industry |
| Telecommunting | Working form home or a remote job location |
| voIP | Technology that allows users sto make telephone calls over he internet |