Ch 11/15 Flashcards
Protects the privacy of email
Blind copy
Printed list of topics to be discussed during a meeting, sometimes giving time allocation
Agenda
Letter containing the same content in the body but sent to different individuals
Form letters
Major letter style in which all lines begin flush with left margin
Full block letter
Interoffice correspondence, usually referred to as a memo
Memorandum
Written record of topics discussed and actions taken during meeting sessions
Minutes
Modified letter style with indented paragraphs
Indented modified block letter
Major letter style where all lines begin at the left margin with the exception of the date line, complimentary closure, and keyed signature
Standard modified block letter
Major letter style recommended by the administrative management society that omits the salutation and complimentary closure
Simplified letter
To read a document to verify the accuracy of content and that correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization were used
Proofread
Software that performs a specific data-processing function
Application software
Generic term of any standard alone bit of software
Apps
Copying or saving data to a secure location to prevent loss of data in the event of a disaster
Back up
Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software
Central processing unit (CPU)
A patient’s electronic medical records from multiple sources combined into one master database
Electronic health records (EHR)
Patient medical record from a single medical practice, hospital, or pharmacy
Electronic medical records (EMR)
Scientific study of work and space, including factors that influence worker productivity and that affect workers’ health
Ergonomics
Solid-state data storage device
Flash drive
Hardware device or software program designed to prevent unauthorized access to a computer system
Firewall
A nonvolatile storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid disk with magnetic surfaces
Hard drive
Connecting two or mor computers together to share files and hardware
Networking
Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment Aldo referred to as system software
Operating system or system software
A type of computer memory that can be written to and read from
Random access memory (RAM)
Computer with massive hard drive capacity that used to link other computers together so that data can be shared by multiple users
Server
A category of software that deals with all day-to-day operations of medical practice
Total practice management system (TPMS)
A type of data entry portal or bus for computer data (Universal serial bus)
USB port
Physical equipment used by the computer system to process data
Hardware
