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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2010

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ISP (internet service provider)
Definition
regional/national access provider
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IP address
Definition
internet protocol address, #dat id comp connected to internet
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domain name
Definition
text version of IP address
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Web server
Definition
comp dat deliver requested web page
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URL/web address
Definition
uniform resource locator
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streaming
Definition
transferring data in continuous flo; let users acces and use file while transmitting
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e-commerce
Definition
electronic commerce, business transaction dat occur over electronic network
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newgroup
Definition
online area which users written discussions about particular subject
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FTP
Definition
file transfer protocol; permit file uploading and downloading w/odd comp
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packaged software
Definition
copyrighted retail software that meets most users needs
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custom software
Definition
functions for specific business
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shareware
Definition
copyrighted software distributed at no cost for trial
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freeware
Definition
copyrighted free
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public-domain software
Definition
public use and not copyright
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format
Definition
change appearance
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software suite
Definition
collectin of individual programs
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database
Definition
collection of data org dat let access, retrieval, and use of data
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database software/database management system DBMS
Definition
users make comp database; +,modify, and delete data in database; sort and retrieve data from database; make forms and reports
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field
Definition
combo of one/moa related char/bytes and smallest unit of data users access
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record
Definition
goup of related fields
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data file
Definition
collection of related records stored on storage medium
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validation
Definition
process of comparing data w/set of rules/values to find out if data is correct
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query
Definition
request for specific data from database
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form
Definition
winder on screen for enter/ modifying data in database
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report generator
Definition
let uses design report on screen, retrieve data into report design, and display/print report
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relational database
Definition
database dat stroes data in tables dat consist of rows and columns
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table
Definition
file
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row
Definition
record
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column
Definition
field
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relatonship
Definition
link w/in data
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operating system OS
Definition
set of programs w/instructions dat work together to corrdinate all activities among comp hardware resources
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stang-alone operating system
Definition
complete system dat works on a desktop, notebook,/mobile device
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Mac OSX
Definition
multitasking operating system for comp by apple
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UNIX
Definition
multitasking operating system
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Linux
Definition
1991, multitasking UNIX-type operating system
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embedded operating system
Definition
operating system on mobile devides and consumer electronics
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worm
Definition
copy self repeatedly, use system resources and maybe shutting down system
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clients
Definition
odda comp and mobile devices on network dat rely on server for resource
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network topology
Definition
layout of comp and devices in communications network
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TCP/IP
Definition
network standard dat define how msg routed from 1 end of network to odda, ensure data arrive correctly
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DSL
Definition
digital subscriber line; transmit fast
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T-carrier line
Definition
ne long-distance digital telephone lines dat carry mulitiple signals ova single communication line
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DSL modem
Definition
send digital data dn info from comp to dsl line and get digital data and info
Term
cable modem
Definition
broadband modem, digital modem dat send and ge digital data ova cable tv network
Term
broadband
Definition
media transmit multiple signals simultaneously
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microwaves
Definition
provide high-speed signal transmission
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peripheral
Definition
device attached to a host computer
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topology
Definition
mathematics concerned with spatial properties
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crt monitor
Definition
cathode ray tube
bulky tv
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