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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OS | OPERATING SYSTEM |
| CPU | CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT |
| PC | PERSONAL COMPUTER |
| PDA | PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT |
| RAM | RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY |
| ROM | READ ONLY MEMORY |
| RAID | REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISK |
| TPMS | TOTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| USB | UNIVERSIAL SERIAL BUS |
| WAN | WIDE AREA NETWORK |
| WLAN | WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK |
| CD | COMPACT DISK |
| DVD | DIGITAL VIDEO DISK |
| MAC | MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL |
| PIN | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER |
| CERNTAL PROCESSING UNIT | BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER THAT PERFORMS INSTRUCTIONS DEFINED BY SOFTWARE |
| INPUT DEVICE | A DEVICE USED TO INPUT DATA INTO THE COMPUTER |
| OUTPUT DEVICE | A DEVICE USED TO OUTPUT DATA FROM A COMPUTER, PRINTERS, FAXES, ETC |
| FIREWALLS | HARDWARE DEVICE OR SOFTWARE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM |
| DRIVER | COMOUTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONVERT DATA OUTPUT FROM ONE DEVICE TO A FORMAT COMPATIBLE WITH ANOTHER DEVICE |
| DATA STORAGE DEVICES | DEVICE CAPABLE OF PERMANETLY OR TEMPORARILY STORING DIGITAL DATA |
| HARDWARE | PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT ISED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PROCESS DATA |
| NETWORKING | CONNECTING TWO OR MORE COMPUTERS TOGETHER TO SHARE FILES AND HARDWARE |
| INTERNET | WORLDWIDE PUBLICALLY ASSESSABLE NETWORK OR NETWORKS AND COMPUTERS |
| APPLICATION SOFTWARE | SOFTWARE THAT PERFORMS A SPECIFIC DATA-PROCESSING FUNCTION |
| UNVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORT | A TYPE OF DATA ENTRY PROTAL OF BUS FOR COMPUTER DATA |
| HARD DRIVE | NONVOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE THAT STORESDIGITALLY ENCODED DATA ON RAPIDLY ROTATING RIGID DISKS WITH MAGNETIC SURFACES |
| SOFTWARE | EQUIVALENT OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM OR PROGRAMS |
| PASSWORD | A STRUCTURE GROUP OF DIGITS OR LETTERS MADE UP TO BE USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO SENSITIVE MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL DATA |
| VIRUSES | MALICIOUS SOFTWARE USED TO DAMAGE OR SHUTDOWNTHE SYSTEM OR FILES |
| ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS | PATIENT RECORD FROM SINGLE MEDICAL PRACTICE, HOSPITAL, OR PHARMACY, USUALLY ACCESSED WITH A COMPUTER |
| DEFRAGMENTATION | REORGANIZATION OF INFROMATION ON A HARD DISK TO STORE FILES AS CONTINOUS INITS RATHER THAN SMALL PACKETS |
| TOTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | A CATEGORY OF SOFTWARE THAT DEALS WITH ALL THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF A MEDICAL PRACTICE |
| ERGONOMICS | SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF WORK AND SPACE INCLUDING FACTORS THAT INFLUNCE WORKER PRODUCTIVELY AND THAT AFFECT WORKERS HEALTH |
| CYBERSPACE | REFERS TO THE NONPHYSICAL SPACE BINARY COMPUTER COMMINICATION |