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NALS CH.4_500801

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Application   refers to the specific uses of a computer and the jobs it can perform.  
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Backup   A second copy of computer data made to avoid data loss in the even of the computer.  
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Byte   a unit that measures data.  
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Case management/electronic case filing   the electronic filing system used in the federal court system.  
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CD-ROM   compact disk-read only memory.  
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Central processing unit   the part of a computer system where all computations, sorting, selecting, and data manipulation take place; oversees the use of the main memory and monitors input and output operations.  
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Database   a compilation of data fields and records that is collected, stored, and organized for later retrieval through sorting, searches, queries, etc.  
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Database management system   software that is used to collect, store, and organize data into a database.  
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Data source   connection set up to a database from a server.  
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Document management system   a computerized mechanism for naming, storing, and labeling documents for ease and accuracy of later retrieval.  
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Electronic filing   The process of submitting tax returns over the Internet.  
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Email   the system of delivering and receiving messages electronically using a modem or router, telephone line or cable, and communications software.  
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Field   a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest.  
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Fonts   styling of words typed.  
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Footers   a line or block of text appearing at the foot of each page of a book or document.  
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Graphical user interface   a system using icons and pictures to display menus and choices on a computer  
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Hardware   the physical elements of a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, printer, case or chassis, modem, scanner, and joy stick.  
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Headers   something that goes in front of something else  
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Input device   keyboard, mouse, optical character reader, imaging scanner, and voice recognition system.  
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Justification   the action of showing something to be right or reasonable.  
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Links   web addresses that contain an activated linkage to another location or website on the internet.  
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Local area network   the linking of computers within close proximity, i.e., in the same building.  
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Macro   a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.  
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Mainframe computers   Large, very expensive, high-speed machines that require trained operators and special temperature environments, used for scientific and engineering computations.  
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Malware   a general term referring to problems that can be transmitted from computer to computer through e-mail or Internet access, such as viruses, Trojans, and keyboard scanners.  
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Metadata   Data stored in a computer that shows who created, accessed, or revised a document, what changes were made and by whom, and the dates and times when all of this occurred.  
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Microcomputers   small-sized computers often called personal or desktop computers.  
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Minicomputers   mid-sized, powerful computers often used as network servers.  
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Open codes   codes that are invoked once to create a change in line spacing, margins, tab settings, font changes, justification, and page numbering.  
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Operating system   software that controls the flow of information to and from the central processing unit and to and from the input/output devices.  
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Optical character recognition   a scanner that converts an image into a character-based text file.  
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Output device   computer peripherals such as monitors and printers.  
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Paired codes   codes that are turned on and off to invoke changes such as underlining, bold face, italics, and styles and affect only the text appearing between paired codes.  
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Peripherals   devices that are connected to a computer, such as terminals, tape drives, disk drives, modems, and printers.  
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Portable computers   notebooks, laptops, handheld, tablet, and even smartphones qualify as portable computers.  
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Record   a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account of an act or occurrence kept in writing or some other permanent form.  
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Redline   refuse (a loan or insurance) to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk.  
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Repetitive strain injury   an injury caused by physical strain due to repetitive movement; carpal tunnel is a common RSI  
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Software   all programs needed to instruct, control, and operate the hardware of a computer system such as flowcharts, manuals, programs, routines, training, and the like.  
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Styles   a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.  
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Trackpad   a device found on many laptops that allows fingertip control of cursor movement.  
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Trackball   A device with a ball on top that is rolled with the fingertips to move the cursor, while the base of the device remains stationary.  
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Uniform resource locator   the address at which an internet site can be located.  
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USB drives   sometimes called memory sticks, flash drives, or thumb drives, these device plug into USB drives on a computer and contain memory that functions like a hard device.  
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Virus   computer code that can be copied into an existing computer program and make itself known by impeding correct function of the program.  
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Web browser   a program that allows a computer user to explore the internet.  
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Webcam   a camera on a computer.  
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Web page or Website   a page found on an internet site.  
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Wide area network   the linking of computers that are located far apart, i.e., in different cities, through cables, fiber optics, or satellites.  
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Zip drive   a portable computer drive, now nearly obsolete due to the common usage of recordable CDs and DVDs.  
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