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Ch3;Infor a Vital Business Resource
Southwestern The Office Procedures and Technology ver. 5E
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Business
11th Grade
11/30/2009

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CD
Definition
Compact Disk, A type of storage device for a electeronic data that can be read by a computer.
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Computer virus
Definition
Destructive program loaded onto a computer and run without the user's knowledge.
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Controller
Definition
Employee who oversees company finances.
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Data mining
Definition
A process in which a software program searches for significant petterns in data.
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Demographic Data
Definition
Statistics that describe a population such as age or race.
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DVD
Definition
Digital video disk, a type of storage device for electronic data that can be read by a computer or a player connected to a TV or stereo
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Electronic Imaging
Definition
Converting paper documents to pictures stored and displayed via computer
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E-Mail
Definition
The electronic transfer of messages using computers and software
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Extranet
Definition
An information network like an intranet, but partially available to select outside users
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File Transfer protocal
Definition
A tool that allows files to be uploaded to or downloaded from a remote computer
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Fire Wall
Definition
Software and hardware designed to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer or network
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Hardware
Definition
The physical parts of a computer or related equipment
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Hypertext
Definition
Highlighted, underlined, or contrast-colored words or images that, when clicked, take the user to another location
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Incompatible
Definition
Unable to work together
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Information Processing
Definition
Putting facts or numbers into a meaningful and useful form
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Interactive Voice Response
Definition
A recorded message accessed and directed by the user to provide or record information
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Internet service provider
Definition
A company that sells access to the Internet
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Local Area Network
Definition
A group of connected computers that are close to each other
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Mailing List
Definition
A directory of Internet user addresses
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Microwave Transmission
Definition
Radio waves that carry data
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Modem
Definition
A device that allows computer data to be transmitted via the telephone system
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newsgroup
Definition
publication of online articles and messages related to a certain topic
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Overhead
Definition
Business costs not directly related to a product or service sold
Term
Proprietary Information
Definition
Privately owned information, such as design or formula, also called intellectual property.
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Relational Database
Definition
A software program that allows the user to link data from a number of database tables to find information or generate reports
Term
Sales Channel
Definition
A method of marketing products such as through retail stores or catalogs
Term
Satellite
Definition
A man-made object placed in orbit around the Earth containing electronic devices for relaying communications data
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Software
Definition
Programs containing instructions for a computer
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Transaction
Definition
A business deal or agreement, exchange of data, or sale
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