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EOC Practice
Computer Applications I: EOC Practice
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Computer Science
9th Grade
01/08/2011

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What is a keyword?
Definition
Keying a main idea or phrase in the search box
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What is a search field?
Definition
The search is conducted for a specific item or website.
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What is a Boolean search?
Definition
Using operators such as AND, OR, + or - to search.
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What are the 4 miscellaneous search engines?
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Different language support, spell checker, phonebook and math/equivalents
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What is a search engine?
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Searches the internet for information.
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What is a meta-search engine?
Definition
Brings up a lesser volume of results and deletes duplicates
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What is an individual search engine?
Definition
Returns a large volume of results.
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What does an individual search engine use to search the web?
Definition
Spiders
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What is a subject directory?
Definition
A search engine that is maintained by people, not robots that are more reliable than search engines.
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What are the three criterias to check for an autentic webpage?
Definition
Who created the it? Are there obvious spelling errors? Is the info authentic?
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What is electronic communication?
Definition
Communicating via an electronic device.
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What is chatting?
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Talking in real-time to other network users from all parts of the world.
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What is a discussion board?
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An online bulletin board to post messages
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What is a blog?
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Web based journals used by individuals or groups to maintain records or thoughts.
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What is text messaging?
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Short messages sent through a cell phone.
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What is podcasting?
Definition
Meathod of publishing files to the internet. Cab be subscribed to.
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What is email?
Definition
The electronic exchange of messages and computer files between computers that are connected.
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What is a database?
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A tool for organising, storing, retreiving and communicating groups of information that have similar characteristics.
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What is query logic?
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The mission of the query to find out what products were ordered by each customer.
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What is a database report?
Definition
An object used to organize, group and summarize some or all of the data from one or more table or query.
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What does a report allow you to do?
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Allows data to be presented in an attracitve format.
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What is a report header?
Definition
Contains images and titles
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What is a page header
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Contains column headings; appears at the top of each page of the report
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What is a group header?
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Lists the fields in which the data is grouped.
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What is a query?
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A database object created by placing filters and selecing multiple criteria to extract information from one or more tables.
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What can a query do that a filter can't.
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It can be saved.
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What is a form?
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A database object that is used to create a user-frindly format for data entry and retreival.
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What are the four things that a database can include?
Definition
Tables, queries, forms and reports.
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What is a rocord?
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A group of related fields of information.
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What is a field?
Definition
One bit of information in a record; represented by a column.
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What is an entry?
Definition
Data typed into a field; made up of characters.
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