F-Glossary Flashcards
Fax
‘Facsimile’-used to transmit a
copy of a document electronically.
Field
attributes of an entity are written as fields
in the table representation.
File
collection of information stored electronically and treated as a unit by a computer. Every file must have its own distinctive name.
File Allocation Table (FAT)
name of a computer file system architecture. The FAT file system is a legacy file system which is simple and
robust.
File Manager
operating system utility that provides a user interface to work with file systems.
Firewall
A security system usually consisting of
hardware and software that prevents unauthorised persons from accessing certain parts of a program database or network.
Flowcharts
means of visually representing the flow of data through an information processing system, the operations performed within the system and the sequence in which they are performed.
Foreign Key
A field in a database table, which links it
to another related table.
Format
To set margins, tabs, font or line spacing in
layout of a document.
FORTRAN
formula translating system. Language was designed at IBM for scientific computing.
Freeware
A form of software distribution where the
author retains copyright of the software but makes the program available to others at no cost.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
used to transfer files from one place to another on Internet.
