| A | B |
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| ASCII | American Stand Code for Information Interchange |
| batch file | series of operating system commands used to automate tasks |
| Binary system | 0 and 1 |
| Bays | Openings in computer case allowing of peripheral installation |
| Bit | Smallest unit of information in computer system |
| Zip disk | Storage media, 100MB or 250MB |
| Workflow software | Automates electronic routing of documents in specific time and sequence |
| Windows | GUI-interface-based operating system |
| Wizard | sequence of screens that direct user through process |
| Word processing | Software to assist user in creating reports, papers, documents. |
| Megabyte | million bytes |
| Microprocesor | motherboard component that performs arithmetic and logical operations |
| Windows 3.1, 95, 98 | Operating Systems |
| PC | microcomputer |
| modem | devices that sends and receives data over phone lines |
| Monitor | display device that formas an image by converting electircal signals into points of colored light |
| Inkjet printer | printer that creates characters and graphics by spraying ink onto paper |
| kilobyte | 1000 bytes |
| Laser printer | printer using technology similar to photocopiers |
| Office Suite | Number of applications packaged and sold as a unit |
| Multitasking | Running two or more programs at the same time. |
| Numeric Keyboard | A calculator-style input device. |
| Motherboard | Circuit board in computer housing the chips that control processing functions. |
| Icon | Small picture on screen that represents an object. |
| Hardware | The electric, electronic, and mechanical devices used for processing data. |
| Software | Step-by-step instructions that tells a computer how to solve a problem or perform a task. |
| Bus | The component of a microcomputer mothergboard that transports data between other components on the board. |
| CD-R | Compact discs on which the user can write data. |
| CD-ROM | A high capactiy optical storage medium. |
| CD-ROM drive | A storage device that uses laser technology to read data from a CD-ROM. |
| CD_RW | Compact discs on which the user can write data and then change the data using special phase change technology. |
| CD-ROM | Compact disc, read only memory. |
| CD-R | Compact disc-recordable |
| CD-RW | Compact disc rewritable |
| CPU | Central processing unit |
| Chip | Integrated circuit |
| Cluster | A group of sectors on a storage disk |
| Command Line Interface | An inteface that requires the user to type in commands. |
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| Compatible | In computer terminology, it means able to operate using the same format, commands, or languages. |
| Communications Protocol | A set of rules that ensures the orderly and accurate transmission and reception of data. |
| Computer Network | A collection of computers and related devices, connected in a way that sllows them to share data, hardware and software. |
| Computer virus | A program designed toa ttach itself toa file, reproduce, and spread from one file to another interrupting computer operations. |
| Connection speed | The maximum speed at which your modem can communicate with the modems maintained by your ISP. |
| Cookie | A message sent from a webserver to your browser and stored on your hard disk that records what data your computer is accessing what date is requested during a session. |
| Copy disk | A utility program that duplicates an entire floppy disk. |
| Copyright | A form of legal protection that frants certain exclusive right to the author or owner of a program. |
| Data | The words, numbers, and graphics that describe people, events, things and ideas. |
| Desktop metaphor | A graphical interface in which the icons resemble items commonly found in an office. |
| Dialog box | A type of on-screen display, in the form of a window, that provides options associated with a command. |
| Dot matrix printer | Aprinter that creates characters and graphics by striking an inked ribbon with small wires called pins. |
| Dot pitch | A measure of image clarity. |
| DVD | Digital video disk |
| DVD drive | Storage device that uses laser technology to read DVD disks. |
| DVD-ROM | Storage technolgy ideally suited for distributing large multimedia applications. |
