Term | Definition |
Application | term used to refer to the specific uses of a computer and the jobs it can perform |
Backup | A second copy of computer data made to avoid data loss in the event of a computer outage |
Byte | A unit that measures data |
Case management | The electronic filing system used in the Federal court system |
CD-ROM | Compact Disk- Read Only Memory |
Central Processing Unit | Part of a computer system where all computations, sorting, selecting and data management takes place |
Database | A compilation of data fields and records |
Database Management System | Software used to collect, sort, and organize data into the database |
Data Source | The file that contains a set of names, addresses, phone numbers, and other individual information necessary for merging |
Document Management Software | A computerized mechanism used for naming, storing, and labeling documents |
Electronic Filing | A system used by all members of the law firm to minimize paperwork and electronically file documents over the internet |
Email | System of delivering and receiving messages electronically over a modem or router |
Field | One piece of information about a person or buisness |
Fonts | Refers to the style of letters, numbers, and special characters |
Footers | Used in documents to place the title and page numbers |
Graphical User Interface | A system using icons to display menus and choices |
Hardware | The physical elements of the computer |
Headers | Places text and graphics at the top of each page |
Input Device | Keyboard, mouse, or any external devices that provide information from the user to the computer |
Justification | Refers to four types of text alignment. left, center, full, and right alignment |
Links | Web addresses that contain an activated linkage to another location |
LAN | Linkage of computers within close proximity |
Macros | A computer feature allowing the user to record multiple keystrokes and play them back with a few keystrokes |
Mainframe Computers | Large and expensive high-speed machine requiring trained operators |
Malware | A general term referring to issues that are transmitted from computer to computer including trojans and viruses |
Metadata | Data stored in a computer that shows who created, accessed, or revised a document |
Microcomputers | Small sized computers often called personal or desktop computers |
Minicomputers | Mid-sized, powerful computers often used as network servers |
Open Codes | Codes that are invoked once to create a change in line spacing |
Operating System | Software that controls the flow of information to and from the central processing unit |
Optical Character Recognition | A scanner that converts an image into a character-based text file |
Output Device | A computer peripheral such as a printer |
Paired Codes | Codes that are turned on or off to invoke changes such as underling, bolding, and italics |
Peripherals | Devices that are connected to a computer, such as terminals |
Portable Computers | Notebooks, laptops, handhelds, tablets, and cell phones are all portable computers |
Record | A compilation of all the fields that make up a person or business |
Redline | Feature that allows the comparison of one document to another |
Repetitive Stress Injury | An injury caused by physical strain due to repetitive movement such as carpal tunnel |
Software | All programs needed to instruct, control, and operator the hardware of the computer system |
Styles | The tool used to create a consistent appearance in a word processing document |
Track Pad | A device found on many laptops that allows fingertip control of cursor movement |
Trackball | A device with a ball in top that is rolled with the fingertips to move the cursor |
Uniform Resource Locator | The address or code at which a site can be located |
USB Drives | An external device that contains memory and services as a hard drive |
Virus | Computer code that can copy itself into an existing computer and destroy data or corrupt the system |
Web Browser | A program that allows a computer user to explore the internet |
Webcam | External device that serves as a camera |
Website | An individual site found on the internet |
WAN | Linkage of computers located far apart |
Zip Drive | A portable computer drive, now obsolete due to CD and DVD's |