Chapter 4
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Application | term used to refer 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 event of a computer outage
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| Byte | A unit that measures data
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| Case management | 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 | Part of a computer system where all computations, sorting, selecting and data management takes place
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| Database | A compilation of data fields and records
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| Database Management System | Software used to collect, sort, and organize data into the database
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| Data Source | The file that contains a set of names, addresses, phone numbers, and other individual information necessary for merging
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| Document Management Software | A computerized mechanism used for naming, storing, and labeling documents
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| Electronic Filing | A system used by all members of the law firm to minimize paperwork and electronically file documents over the internet
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| System of delivering and receiving messages electronically over a modem or router
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| Field | One piece of information about a person or buisness
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| Fonts | Refers to the style of letters, numbers, and special characters
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| Footers | Used in documents to place the title and page numbers
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| Graphical User Interface | A system using icons to display menus and choices
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| Hardware | The physical elements of the computer
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| Headers | Places text and graphics at the top of each page
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| Input Device | Keyboard, mouse, or any external devices that provide information from the user to the computer
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| Justification | Refers to four types of text alignment. left, center, full, and right alignment
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| Links | Web addresses that contain an activated linkage to another location
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| LAN | Linkage of computers within close proximity
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| Macros | A computer feature allowing the user to record multiple keystrokes and play them back with a few keystrokes
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| Mainframe Computers | Large and expensive high-speed machine requiring trained operators
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| Malware | A general term referring to issues that are transmitted from computer to computer including trojans and viruses
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| Metadata | Data stored in a computer that shows who created, accessed, or revised a document
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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
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| Operating System | Software that controls the flow of information to and from the central processing unit
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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 | A computer peripheral such as a printer
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| Paired Codes | Codes that are turned on or off to invoke changes such as underling, bolding, and italics
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| Peripherals | Devices that are connected to a computer, such as terminals
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| Portable Computers | Notebooks, laptops, handhelds, tablets, and cell phones are all portable computers
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| Record | A compilation of all the fields that make up a person or business
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| Redline | Feature that allows the comparison of one document to another
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| Repetitive Stress Injury | An injury caused by physical strain due to repetitive movement such as carpal tunnel
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| Software | All programs needed to instruct, control, and operator the hardware of the computer system
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| Styles | The tool used to create a consistent appearance in a word processing document
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| Track Pad | A device found on many laptops that allows fingertip control of cursor movement
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| Trackball | A device with a ball in top that is rolled with the fingertips to move the cursor
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| Uniform Resource Locator | The address or code at which a site can be located
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| USB Drives | An external device that contains memory and services as a hard drive
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| Virus | Computer code that can copy itself into an existing computer and destroy data or corrupt the system
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| Web Browser | A program that allows a computer user to explore the internet
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| Webcam | External device that serves as a camera
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| Website | An individual site found on the internet
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| WAN | Linkage of computers located far apart
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| Zip Drive | A portable computer drive, now obsolete due to CD and DVD's
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