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| Copying data from a computer's hard drive to another storage device. |
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The smallest unit of data.
Abbreviation for binary digit. |
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| Term used to indicate that a computer system has been activated and is ready for use. |
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| Program for surfing the internet. |
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| A string of bits used to represent a character, digit, or symbol. |
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| Secondary storage device for computer data; holds more data than a floppy disk. |
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| Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
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| The "brain" of the computer. |
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| Starting the computer when it has been in "off" mode. |
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| Flashing line on the computer screen that indictes where the characters typed will appear. |
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| Productivity software that allows the computer user to work with facts and figures. |
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| Selection or option automatically chosen by most computer programs if not directed by the user to do otherwise. |
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Emcounter Form
Superbill
Charge Ticket |
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| Office form attached to a patient's record where the physician records the diagnosis and the procedures and services performed, for posting charges. |
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| A portable data storage device. |
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| Secondary storage device for computer data. |
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| Style of typeface on a document. |
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| Person who is responsible for paying the costs of a patient's treatment. |
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| Main device in the computer used to store and retrieve information. |
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| Mechanical devices and physical components of a computer system. |
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| Computer that is the main computer in a system of connected terminals. |
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| Printer that produces characters and graphics by imprinting ink onto paper. |
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| Connection between the user and the computer. |
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| Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
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| Company that provides a "host" access to the Internet. |
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| Input device that includes letter and number keys and computer task keys. |
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| Printer that uses heat to fuse toner onto paper to create graphics and text. |
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| List of commands or options which can be selected by the user. |
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| Circuit found on the main board that controls and coordinates many functions of the computer. |
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| Device that transfers data from one computer to another over telephone or cable lines. |
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| Display device that converts electrical signals from the computer into points of light that form an image. |
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| Circuit board that contains memory chips, power supply, and vital components for processing data in the computer. |
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| Pointing device that directs activity on the computer screen. |
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| Computers interconnected to exchange information. |
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| Optical Character Recognition (OCR) |
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| Computer system that scans and reads typewritten characters and converts them to digitized files. |
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| Special set of characters known only to the user and the person who assigned the password. |
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| Person who receives medical treatment. |
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| External components attached to the computer. |
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| Sum total of managing all the facets of running a medical practice. |
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| Output device that reproduces information from a computer onto paper. |
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| Message displayed by the computer to request information or to help the user proceed. |
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| Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
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| Read and write memory that the CPU uses for storage. |
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| Stored data that can be read but not changed. |
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| Device that converts texts or graphics on paper into an electrical format that a computer can display, print, and store. |
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| Specialized program designed to find specific information on the Internet. |
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| "Intelligence" of a computer; tells the computer what to do; computer program. |
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| Internal component for multimedia that functions for sound and animation. |
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| Productivity software application that helps the user do calculations by entering numbers and formulas in a grid of rows and columns. |
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| Allows the user to switch back and forth from one function to another. |
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| Monitor that displays options that can be selected by touching them on the screen. |
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| Pointing device that has a ball that is rolled to position the pointer on the screen. |
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| Self-guided, step-by-step learning process that teaches generic skills needed to use software. |
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| Uniform (or universal) resouce locator; Internet address. |
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| Combination of letters and numbers that serves to identify the person using the computer. |
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| Term used when the computer system has been on and must be restarted because it "freezes up". |
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| Sequence of screens that direct the user through a multistep software task. |
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| Computer-based application used to produce text-based documents. |
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| External disk storage device that holds large amounts of data. |
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