Defintions Flashcards
Mail merge
Incorporating data AUTOMATICALLY from a store into an outline document
E.G. Creating a set of letters informing parent of a parents meeting
Template
Pre-prepared page/layout with pictures, words which are going to be reused
E.G. Letterhead with school info and logo
Macro
A macro is a stored lost or instructions
E.G. Adding a teacher’s signature to a letter
Hyperlink
An area of a web page usually a section of text or an image that contains a link to another location on the Web
Frame
- A frame is a section of a web page in which semi-independent activities can take place
- E.G. An area with a menu or group of links
HTML
Can place graphics more accurately
Likely to take up less memory
Zoom
Allows you to see the design in fine detail
Stress/strain
Allowed you to see if there are any load bearing problems with the deleting before it is built.
Walkthrough
3D drawing that you can navigate through
Hatching/Rendering
Automatically converting one format to another 2D to 3D
Rotate
Ability to view a 3D object from different angles
Intranet
A private Internet
Validation
A computer check in which ensure data that is being entered is sensible and reasonable
Verification
A human check that the date that is being typed matches the source document
Transcription errors
Error understanding speech or handwriting
Transposition errors
Errors made when characters are swapped around
Knowledge base
A collection of rules or other information structures derived from the human expert
Inference engine
The main processing element of the expert system/ applying rules to the system or situation
A user interface
The method by which the expert system interacts with a user
