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| A step by step procedure for accomplishing a task is known as an: | algorithm |
| a programming language which would accept how people speak and write normally is called | a natural language |
| a programming language which accepts binary code is known | As machine language |
| A translater program | would be neccessary to convert a natural language to a machine language |
| Scatter charts | are used to discover relationships between 2 variables |
| Pie charts | Are used to show relative parts to a whole |
| Example of a specialized spreadsheet application | Accounting |
| Example of a specialized spreadsheet application | Statistical analysis |
| Example of a specialized spreadsheet application | Mathematical formulas |
| The integration of sound, animation and vidio is called | Multimedia |
| Application suites | Are a collection of applications which could be purchased separately,but work well together |
| Integrated software is a | Package of applications designed so that data can be transferred smoothly between applications |
| The HELP file is an example of on-screen | Documentation |
| Pathfinder is software designed to help students learn from a computer program with miminal instructor help. Pathfinder is an example of | CAI |
| If an application can run on more than one OS, then it is referred to as | Cross-platform application software |
| GUI | Graphical user interface |
| WIMP | Windows, Menus, Icons, and pointing devices |
| The OS | Connects application software to hardware |
| GUI or User interface | connects the user to the application software |
| The publisher of simulation games(SimAnt, SimCity) is | Maxis |
| The owner of Pixar (Toy StoryI,II)is | Steve Jobs |
| Microsoft's OS upgrade of Windows 98 for personal computers is called | Me--Millenium Edition |
| Explain how text gets compressed | Each word has a 2-byte code |
| Functions of an operating system | Communicates with peripherals |
| Functions of an operating system | Memory management |
| Functions of an operating system | Program and data management |
| Functions of an operating system | Application compatibility |
| Hypertext | Links text non-sequentially |
| CAD | Computer-aided design |
| Bit-mapped graphics | Pictures represented by single pixels |
| Text compression | Stuffit software |
| Vidio compression | MPEG |
| Digital image processing Software | Manipulate photographs |
| JPEG | Still image compression |
| Multimedia | integration of vidio, audio and animation |
| Doug Englebart | Mouse |
| Object-orientated graphics | pictures are collections of lines and shapes |
