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Unit 2 - Application Software Flashcards

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Application Software

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Provides user with the ability to accomplish a goal or purpose.

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Big Data

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Process of handling and analyzing evolving data.

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Boot Process

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Process for powering on a computer and loading the operating system.

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Business Analytics

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Used to describe the use of internal company data to improve business processes and practices.

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Business Intelligence

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Used to describe the process that organizations use to take data they are collecting and analyze it.

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Data Mart

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A small data warehouse used to solve specific business problems.

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Data Mining

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Process of analyzing data to find trends, patterns, and associations in order to make decisions.

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Data Type

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A classification of the type of data that a field will hold.

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Data Warehouse

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A database used by large businesses and organizations for the purposes of collecting and analyzing data related to the business.

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Database

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An organized collection of related information.

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Field

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A fundamental element of a record; contains one unique piece of information about the record.

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File Extension

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A suffix, typically two to four characters long, identifying the file type and used by the operating system to determine how the file should be handled.

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File Type

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The ending of a file that gives the operating system the ability to identify it; provides the structure of a document and tells a software application how to display it; commonly referred to as file format.

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Flat File Database

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Simple type of database that, at its core, contains a single table of information.

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Foreign File Type

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File type that is not directly used by an application during the creation or editing of a document.

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Foreign Key

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Field or group of fields in one table that uniquely identifies a row of another table or the same table.

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Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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Contains graphics and icons and is navigated with a mouse.

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Help System

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Collection of stored files on your hard disk as well as information retrieved from the Internet.

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Logging On

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Opens the user account and makes the computer ready to be used.

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Multitask

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Ability to allow multiple software processes to run at the same time.

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Multiuser

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Operating system’s ability to allow more than one user to use the same computer at the same time and at different times.

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Native File Type

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File type that an application directly uses during the creation and editing of a document.

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Operating System

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Software that performs the task required to keep the system running and provides the main interface for the user.

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Primary Key

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Unique identifier for each record in the table.

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Productivity Software

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Software that allows people to complete daily work; typically utilized in business or organizational settings.

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Programming Software

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Software whose purpose is to make more software.

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Qualitative Data

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Data that is descriptive.

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Quantitative Data

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Numeric data that is the result of a measurement, count, or some other mathematical calculation.

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Record

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An entry in a database that contains all the data about one instance of a particular person, company, or item.

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Relational Database

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A database in which all the tables are related by one or more fields.

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Safe Mode

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Special mode in which only the necessary drivers and software load.

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Software Category

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Refers to classification of software based on function such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation.

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Software Domain

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Refers to the environment or situation in which a particular piece of software is designed to be operational.

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System Restore

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Provides users with a way to go back to previous system settings.

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Table

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A collection of related data.

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Task Manager

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Operating system component that enables the user to view running task and processes.

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User Interface

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Operating interface that allows a user to interact with the files and software on a computer.

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Utility Software

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Software that allows you to fix or modify your computer in some way.

39
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Welcome Screen

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Presents a list of the names of all user accounts on the computer.

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