F-Glossary Flashcards

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Fax

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‘Facsimile’-used to transmit a

copy of a document electronically.

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Field

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attributes of an entity are written as fields

in the table representation.

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File

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collection of information stored electronically and treated as a unit by a computer. Every file must have its own distinctive name.

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File Allocation Table (FAT)

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name of a computer file system architecture. The FAT file system is a legacy file system which is simple and
robust.

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5
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File Manager

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operating system utility that provides a user interface to work with file systems.

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Firewall

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A security system usually consisting of

hardware and software that prevents unauthorised persons from accessing certain parts of a program database or network.

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Flowcharts

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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.

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Foreign Key

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A field in a database table, which links it

to another related table.

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Format

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To set margins, tabs, font or line spacing in

layout of a document.

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FORTRAN

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formula translating system. Language was designed at IBM for scientific computing.

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Freeware

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A form of software distribution where the

author retains copyright of the software but makes the program available to others at no cost.

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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used to transfer files from one place to another on Internet.

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