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| sequences of instructions for the computer |
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| the text that describes the program functions to help the user operate the computer system. |
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| personal sphere of influence |
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| the sphere of influence that serves the needs of an individual user |
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| personal productivity software |
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| the software that enables users to improve their personal effectiveness, increasing the amount of work they can do and its quality. |
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| two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal. |
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| enterprise sphere of influence |
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| the sphere of influence that serves the needs of the firm in its interaction with its environment. |
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| a set of computer programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as an interface with application programs. |
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| the heart of the operating system, which controls the most critical processes. |
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| the element of the operating system that allows you to access and command the computer system. |
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| command based user interface |
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| a user interface that requires you to give text commands to the computer to perform basic activities. |
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| graphical user interface (GUI) |
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| an interface that uses icons and menus displayed on screen to send commands to the computer system. |
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| application program interface (API) |
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| an interface that allows applications to make use of the operating system. |
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| programs that help to perform maintenance or correct problems with a computer system. |
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| software that allows different systems to communicate and exchange data. |
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| a one of a kind program, for a specific application. |
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| can be purchased or acquired "off the shelf" in a store. |
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| application service provider (ASP) |
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| a company that provides software, support, and the computer hardware on which to run the software from the user's facilities. |
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| a collection of single application programs packaged in a bundle. |
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| workgroup application software |
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| software that supports teamwork, whether in one location or around the world. |
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| enterprise resource planning |
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| a set of integrated programs that manage a company's vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization. |
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| sets of keywords, symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate instructions to be executed by a computer. |
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| a set of rules associated with a programming language. |
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| a special software program that converts the programmer's source code into the machine-language instructions consisting of binary digits. |
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