5.01 / 5.03 / 5.04 Key terms BUSINESS

5.01 KEY TERMS

1. Data processing: Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts and figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts and figures and putting them into formats useful to a business.

2. Data: Facts and figures.

3. Hardware: The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem).

4. Information system: set of coordinated network of components, which act together towards producing, distributing and/or processing information.

5. Information technology: integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage of data.

6. Intranet: an internal network similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel; used to access information and communicate with others within an organization. 

7. Software: Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations.

5.03 KEY TERMS

1. Address book: Store your contacts, which makes it easy to correspond and share contact information with others.

2. Attachments: Files included with emails.

3. Browsers: Software programs that allow you to view webpages, such as Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, or Google Chrome.

4. Database software: Designed to create databases and to store, manage, search, and extract the information contained within them.

5. Distribution lists: Help you email multiple people at once.

6. Email application: an application that allows users to send, receive, and read electronic messages between users

7. Presentation Software: Software used to create a sequence of text and graphics, and often audio and video, to accompany a speech or public presentation.

8. Search engines: A software program on the Internet that allows you to search documents and files for keywords and returns files that match.

9. Spreadsheet software: File made of rows and columns that help sort, organize, and arrange data efficiently, and calculate numerical data.

10. Uniform resource locator (URL): Used to identify and link to a web page.

11. Viruses: A pieces of code which is capable of copying themselves and typically have a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

12. Word processing software: Enables users to enter and store written work into many types of documents.

13. World Wide Web (WWW): A collection of websites or web pages stored in web servers and connected to local computers through the Internet

5.04 KEY TERMS

1. Computer-aided design (CAD): The use of computer technology to plan, design, test, and alter products

2. Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM): The use of computer software to control machines, tools, and processes involved in manufacturing products

3. Database: Computerized storage for information and facts

4. Expert system: Computer software designed to mimic the knowledge of a human expert

5. Global positioning system (GPS): A navigational system that uses satellite technology to determine location and provide directions

6. Hardware: The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem)

7. Internet telephony: Technology that allows users to communicate over the Internet rather than through traditional public networks

8. Network: A system of computers connected together by telephone wires, cable wires, or other means

9. Personal identification number (PIN): A number you choose to gain access to an account

10. Satellite: An object placed into orbit by humans; most are used for communications purposes

11. Smartphone: A mobile phone with advanced capabilities, such as accessing the Internet

12. Software: Programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations

13. Technology: The practical application of science to society and industry

14. Telecommuting: Working from home or a remote location

15. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP): Technology that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internetusing a broadband connection instead of traditional telephone lines.