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Question | Answer |
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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 |