Office Vocab

Question 1

Barcode

Answer 1

a machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of parallel lines of varying widths, printed on and identifying a product.

Question 2

Teleconference

Answer 2

a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

Question 3

ATM

Answer 3

a machine that dispenses cash or performs other banking services when an account holder inserts a bank card.

Question 4

WAN

Answer 4

(Wide Area Network) A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area

Question 5

email

Answer 5

a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient’s terminal when the recipient logs in

Question 6

EFT

Answer 6

a system of transferring money from one bank account directly to another without any paper money changing hands.

Question 7

Alphabetical

Answer 7

arranged in order according to the alphabet

Question 8

Facsimile

Answer 8

an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Question 9

Ergonomics

Answer 9

the study of the relation of workers to their environments

Question 10

Backordered

Answer 10

A customer order that cannot be filled when presented, and for which the customer is prepared to wait for some time.

Question 11

Icons

Answer 11

a visual representation produced on a surface

Question 12

Biweekly

Answer 12

occurring twice every seven days

Question 13

Internet

Answer 13

a worldwide network of computer networks

Question 14

ISP

Answer 14

a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related services

Question 15

LAN

Answer 15

a local computer network for communication between computers

Question 16

Currency

Answer 16

a system of money in general use in a particular country.

Question 17

OCR

Answer 17

the recognition of printed or written text characters by a computer.

Question 18

PIN

Answer 18

a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

Question 19

Telemarketer

Answer 19

Individuals working to solicit sales or promotion of a product or service

Question 20

Liability

Answer 20

the state of being legally obliged and responsible

Question 21

Refund

Answer 21

a repayment of a sum of money, typically to a dissatisfied customer.

Question 22

Overtime

Answer 22

work done in addition to regular working hours

Question 23

Endnote

Answer 23

a note printed at the end of a book or section of a book.

Question 24

Revenue

Answer 24

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Question 25

Footer

Answer 25

a line or block of text appearing at the foot of each page of a book or document.

Question 26

Salary

Answer 26

a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.

Question 27

Spreadsheet

Answer 27

an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations.

Question 28

Footnote

Answer 28

a printed comment placed below the main text on a page

Question 29

Receipt

Answer 29

the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received.

Question 30

Header

Answer 30

data contained at the beginning of an electronic message that contains information about its contents.

Question 31

Enunciation

Answer 31

the articulation of speech with regards to intelligibility