ESAS 1000 Terms Exam Review

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering key vocabulary and definitions from the ESAS 1000 course material.

Interest

The amount of money paid for the use of borrowed capital.

Compound interest

Investment of loan or principal based on the original amount plus previous accumulated interest.

Authority

The measure of resources a manager can allocate without needing approval.

Business plan

A formal document containing a company's goals, methods for achieving those goals, and a timeline for their achievement.

Joint venture

A type of business arrangement where two or more parties collaborate for a specific project.

Merger

The business combination where two or more companies agree to combine assets and operations to form a new entity.

Chlorine

A substance used as a bleaching agent.

Metallic bond

The type of bond that exists between copper and zinc.

Covalent bond

The strong bond between hydrogen atoms.

POST

The process during startup where the memory is tested.

Word

A unit composed of 2 bytes or 16 bits that can represent up to 65535.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The part of a computer that combines the arithmetic logic and control units.

Bit

The smallest unit of information handled by a computer.

HTTP

Stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

Energy conservation

The reduction of losses and wastage in energy stages from production to consumption.

Reversible process

An ideal process where no energy is lost.

Density

An intensive property; mass per unit volume.

GFCI

A protective device designed to prevent electric shock.

RA 11361

An Act ensuring the continuous transmission and distribution of electricity.

Vulcanization

The cross-linking of natural rubber to improve its properties.

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet, providing information about handling chemicals.

Specific heat

The ratio of the heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance to that of the same mass of water.

Bernoulli's equation

An equation used in fluid dynamics that applies to ideal fluid flow.

Boot Sector

The part of a computer's memory that holds the system's startup routine.

First law of thermodynamics

States energy cannot be created or destroyed; only transformed.

Open Access

System allowing qualified use of transmission and distribution facilities.

Abacus

The first calculating device.