COMPUTER SYSTEM AND APLICATION

TMK 3100 (KEY TERM)

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF COMPUTER

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. Web Site 1. A collection of related Web pages
B. usually belonging to an organization or
microcomputer individual.
C. mainframe
computer 2. Text or an image located on a Web
D. notebook page or other document that is linked to
computer a Web page or other type of document.
E. midrange 3. The fastest, most expensive, and
server most powerful type of computer.
F. E-mail address
G. uniform 4. The process of presenting the results
resource locator of processing; can also refer to the
(URL) results themselves.
H. computer 5. Performing operations on data that
I. Web browser has been input into a computer to
J. domain name convert that input to output.
K. operating
system 6. The physical parts of a computer
L. mobile device system, such as the keyboard, monitor,
M. processing printer, and so forth.
N. hyperlink
7. A very small device, usually based on
O. output
a wireless phone, that has some type of
P. storage
built-in computing or Internet capability.
Q.
supercomputer 8. A fully functioning portable PC that
R. software opens to reveal a screen and keyboard.
S. Internet
9. The largest and most well-known
T. hardware
computer network, linking millions of
computers all over the world.
10. An Internet address, usually
beginning with http://, that uniquely
identifies a Web page.
11. A computer used in large
organizations (such as hospitals, large
businesses, and colleges) that need to
manage large amounts of centralized
data and run multiple programs
simultaneously.
12. A type of system software that
enables a computer to operate and
manage its resources and activities.
13. The operation of saving data,
programs, or output for future use.

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CHAPTER 2 : PROCESSING AND MEMORY

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. machine 1. High-speed memory built into the
language CPU that temporarily stores data during
B. Unicode processing.
C. parallel
processing 2. The chip located inside the system
D. port unit of a computer that performs the
E. ASCII processing for a computer.
F. byte 3. A location on the motherboard into
G. cache which expansion cards are inserted.
memory
H. expansion 4. The part of the CPU that coordinates
slot its operations.
I. bus 5. A connector on the exterior of a PC's
J. Universal system unit to which a device may be
Serial Bus attached.
K. random
access memory 6. A fixed-length, binary coding system
(RAM) widely used to represent text-based
L. registers data for computer processing on many
M. central types of computers.
processing unit
7. The numbering system that
(CPU)
represents all numbers using just two
N. system unit
symbols (0 and 1).
O. motherboard
P. binary 8. The main box of a computer that
numbering houses the CPU, motherboard, memory,
system and other devices.
Q. control unit
9. The timing mechanism within the
R. arithmetic
computer system that synchronizes the
logic unit (ALU)
computer's operations.
S.
nanotechnology 10. Chips connected to the
T. system clock motherboard that provide a temporary
location for the computer to hold data
and program instructions while they are
needed.
11. A universal bus used to connect up
to 127 peripheral devices to a computer
without requiring the use of additional
expansion cards.
12. A processing technique that uses
multiple processors simultaneously in a
single computer, usually to process a
single job as fast as possible.
13. The science of creating tiny

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CHAPTER 3 :STORAGE

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. track 1. A type of storage medium read from
B. smart card and written to using a laser beam.
C. disk cache
D. optical disc 2. A low-capacity, removable magnetic
E. folder disk made of flexible plastic
F. floppy disk permanently sealed inside a hard
G. DVD-ROM plastic cover.
H. storage 3. Describes a storage medium that
device retains its content when the power is
I. sector shut off.
J. magnetic tape
K. CD-R 4. A plastic tape with a magnetizable
L. flash memory surface that stores data as a series of
drive magnetic spots; typically comes in a
M. flash memory cartridge.
card 5. A credit card-sized piece of plastic
N. remote containing a chip and other circuitry
storage into which data can be stored.
O. RAID
P. hard disk drive 6. A dedicated part of RAM used to
Q. volatile store additional data adjacent to data
R. nonvolatile retrieved during a disk fetch to improve
S. file system performance.
T. storage
7. A recordable CD.
medium
8. A named place on a storage medium
into which files can be stored to keep
the files stored on that medium
organized.
9. A concentric path on a disk where
data is recorded.
10. A pie-shaped area on a disk
surface.
11. A piece of hardware, such as a
floppy drive or CD drive, into which a
storage medium is inserted to be read
from or written to.
12. A small drive that usually plugs into
a PC's USB port and contains flash
memory media.
13. An optical disc, usually holding 4.7
GB, that can be read from, but not
written to, by the user.

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CHAPTER 4 : INPUT AND OUTPUT

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. mouse 1. A type of flat-panel display that uses
B. RFID tag emissive organic material to display
C. touch screen brighter and sharper images.
D. CRT monitor
E. barcode 2. An input device that is used to write
F. keyboard electronically on the display screen;
G. scanner also called a stylus or digital pen.
H. electronic pen 3. A display device that projects images
I. digital camera onto a display screen using a
J. photo printer technology similar to the one used with
K. ink-jet printer conventional TVs.
L. laser printer
M. input device 4. An input device that takes pictures
N. flat-panel and records them as digital data
display (instead of film or videotaped) images.
O. voice-input 5. A slim type of display device that
system uses electronically-charged chemicals
P. OLED display or gases instead of an electron gun to
Q. speakers display images.
R. optical
character 6. An output device that uses toner
recognition powder and technology similar to that
(OCR) of a photocopier to produce images on
S. pixel paper.
T. biometrics
7. The smallest colorable area in an
electronic image, such as a scanned
document, digital photograph, or image
displayed on a display screen.
8. A common pointing device that the
user slides along a flat surface to move
a pointer around the screen and clicks
its buttons to make selections.
9. The ability of a scanning device to
recognize handwritten or typed
characters and convert them to
electronic form as text, not images.
10. An input device that reads printed
text and graphics and transfers them to
a computer in digital form.
11. An input device containing
numerous keys, arranged in a
configuration similar to that of a
typewriter, that can be used to input
letters, numbers, and other symbols.

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CHAPTER 5

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. backup 1. An operating system developed in
B. Windows the 1970s for midrange servers and
Mobile mainframes; a variety of variations of
C. Windows this operating system are in use today.
Embedded
D. virtual 2. The capability of an operating
memory system to use multiple processors in a
E. UNIX single computer, usually to process
F. buffer multiple jobs at one time faster than
G. device driver could be performed with a single
H. personal processor.
operating 3. A type of operating system designed
system to be installed on a network server.
I. server
operating 4. Programs, such as the operating
system system, that control the operation of a
J. utility program computer and its devices, as well as
K. Linux enable application software to run on
L. NetWare the PC.
M. application 5. The most recent version of the
software operating system used on Apple
N. system computers.
software
O. 6. An area in RAM or on the hard drive
multiprocessing designated to hold input and output on
P. Windows XP their way in or out of the system.
Q. operating
7. The operating system designed for
system
Palm handheld PCs.
R. Palm OS
S. Mac OS X 8. A family of operating systems based
T. spooling on Windows and designed for handheld
PCs, smart phones, and other mobile
devices.
9. The process of placing items in a
buffer so they can be retrieved by the
appropriate device (such as a printer)
when needed.
10. The latest personal version of
Windows; designed to replace both
Windows Me and Windows 2000.
11. The main component of system
software that enables the computer to
manage its activities and the resources
under its control, run application
programs, and interface with the user.

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CHAPTER 6

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. database 1. Application software used to create,
B. record edit, save, and print written documents.
C. software suite
D. workbook 2. Software that is not copyrighted and
E. row may be used without restriction.
F. software 3. A collection of worksheets saved in a
license single spreadsheet file.
G. formula
H. insertion 4. An agreement, either included in a
point software package or displayed on the
I. spreadsheet screen during installation, that specifies
software the conditions under which a buyer of
J. word the program can use it.
processing 5. Application software used to create
software presentation graphics and online slide
K. graphics shows.
software
L. presentation 6. The location at the intersection of a
graphics row and column on a worksheet into
software which data can be typed.
M. field
7. An onscreen character that indicates
N. label
the current location in a document,
O. commercial
which is where the next change will be
software
made to the document.
P. shareware
Q. table 8. Application software used to create
R. open source spreadsheet documents, which typically
software contain a great deal of numbers and
S. public domain mathematical computations and are
software organized into rows and columns.
T. cell
9. A collection of software programs
bundled together and sold as a single
software package.
10. A single category of data to be
stored in a database, such as a person's
name or telephone number. Also called
a column.
11. Copyrighted software that is
developed, usually by a commercial
company, for sale to others.
12. A database record.
13. A collection of related data that is
stored in a manner enabling information
to be retrieved as needed; in a

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CHAPTER 7

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. computer 1. A communications medium that
network utilizes hundreds of hair-thin,
B. twisted-pair transparent fibers over which lasers
cable transmit data as light.
C. fiber-optic
cable 2. An emerging wireless networking
D. Bluetooth standard that is faster and has a
E. hub greater range than Wi-Fi.
F. cellular radio 3. A device that is a central location
G. virtual private where data arrives and is then
network (VPN) transferred in one or more directions.
H. wireless
network 4. A widely used communications
I. Mesh Network protocol for a LAN.
J. wide area 5. A group of secure paths over the
network (WAN) Internet that provide authorized users a
K. local area secure means of accessing a private
network (LAN) network via the Internet.
L.
communications 6. A form of broadcast radio that
satellite broadcasts using antennae located
M. WiMAX inside honeycomb-shaped cells.
N. network
7. A real-time meeting that takes place
interface card
between people in different locations
(NIC)
via computers and communications
O.
media.
videoconferencin
g 8. A system that uses satellites and a
P. global receiver to determine the exact
positioning geographic location of the receiver.
system (GPS)
9. The communications protocol that
Q. Ethernet
uses packet switching to facilitate the
R. bandwidth
transmission of messages; the protocol
S. TCP/IP
used with the Internet.
T.
communications 10. A collection of computers and other
hardware devices that are connected
together to share hardware, software,
and data, as well as to communicate
electronically with one another.
11. A network in which there are
multiple connections between the
devices on the network, so that
messages can take any of several
possible paths.

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CHAPTER 8

A. Internet
service provider
(ISP)
B. application
service provider
(ASP)
C. distance
learning
D. direct
connection
E. online auction
F. Internet
content provider
G. cookie
H. search engine
I. dial-up
connection
J. directory
search
K. Web bug
L. search site
M. keyword
N. online
investing
O. online
shopping
P. World Wide
Web
Q. Internet
R. ARPANET
S. video-on-
demand (VOD)
T. Internet
filtering

CHAPTER 9

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. firewall 1. Any fraud or scam carried out
B. dot con through the Internet.
C. digital
certificate 2. A collection of hardware and/or
D. Trojan horse software intended to protect a
E. encryption computer or computer network from
F. possessed unauthorized access.
knowledge 3. A software program installed
access system without the user's knowledge that
G. biometric secretly collects information and
access system sends it to an outside party via the
H. possessed user's Internet connection.
object access
system 4. An access control system that uses
I. computer physical objects that an individual has
sabotage in his or her possession to identify that
J. password individual.
K. spyware 5. An act of sabotage that attempts to
L. computer flood a network server or a Web server
virus with so much activity that it is unable
M. denial of to function.
service (DoS)
attack 6. Any act of malicious destruction to
N. secure Web a computer or computer resource.
server
7. Using a computer to break into
O. war driving
another computer system.
P. spoofing
Q. phishing 8. A method of scrambling e-mail or
R. hacking files to make them unreadable if they
S. identity theft are intercepted by an unauthorized
T. online auction user.
fraud
9. Driving around an area with a Wi-Fi-
enabled computer or mobile device to
find a Wi-Fi network to access and use
without authorization.
10. When an item purchased through
an online auction is never delivered
after payment, or the items is not as
specified by the seller.
11. A Web server that uses encryption
to protect information transmitted via
the Web pages stored on that server.
12. An access control system that
uses information that only an

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CHAPTER 10

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. video 1. A markup language widely used for
B. Dynamic creating Web pages.
HTML (DHTML)
C. GIF 2. A sketch of a Web page often
D. JPEG developed during the Web design
E. XHTML process to illustrate the basic layouts of
(Extensible the home page and the rest of the
Markup pages on a Web site.
Language) 3. A graphics format that supports 256
F. Wireless colors and is commonly used for Web
Markup page line art images.
Language
G. markup 4. A digital representation of a
language photograph, drawing, chart, or other
H. HTML visual image.
(Hypertext 5. A tool that can be used during the
Markup Web design process to illustrate how
Language) the pages in a Web site relate to one
I. PNG another.
J. JavaScript
K. XML 6. The integration of a variety of media,
L. page layout such as text, graphics, video,
M. flowchart animation, and sound.
N. Web site
7. The process by which a series of
authoring
graphical images are displayed one
software
after the other to simulate movement.
O. text
P. storyboard 8. A language similar to XML that is
Q. graphic used with pages to be displayed on
R. audio WAP-enabled devices.
S. multimedia
9. A newer, stricter version of HTML
T. animation
that is based on XML.
10. A continuous stream of visual
information broken into separate
images or frames to be displayed one
after the other to simulate the original
visual event.
11. A type of application program used
to create Web pages and complete Web
sites.
12. A form of HTML used to add
dynamic capabilities and interactivity to
Web pages.
13. A graphics format that supports

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CHAPTER 11

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. electronic 1. An Internet-only store with no
check physical presence.
B. data
warehouse 2. A Web site where potential buyers
C. brick-and- bid on an item and, at the end of a set
mortar store time period, the highest bidder buys the
D. smart card item as long as all bidding criteria, such
E. business as minimum selling price, have been
model met.
F. e-commerce 3. An online retailer.
business model
G. online 4. An encrypted electronic file that
payment holds information that can speed up
account online purchase transactions, such as
H. brokerage site electronic payment, billing, and
I. online auction shipping information.
site 5. A comprehensive collection of data
J. intermediary about a company and its customers.
hub model
K. business-to- 6. An e-commerce model in which a
government business provides goods and services to
(B2G) model government organizations.
L. business-to-
7. A type of Web site used to bring
business (B2B)
buyers and sellers together to facilitate
model
transactions, such as online stock
M. business-to-
trading and exchanging goods, services,
consumer (B2C)
and commodities.
model
N. consumer-to- 8. An e-commerce model in which a
consumer (C2C) consumer provides goods or services to
model other consumers.
O. digital wallet
9. A type of payment account accessed
P. dot-com
via the Internet and used to make
Q. e-tailer
electronic payments to others, either
R. storefront
from funds deposited into the account
software
or by charging the appropriate amount
S. data mining
to a credit card.
T. e-commerce
10. A conventional store with a physical
presence.
11. The process of using intelligent
software to analyze data warehouses
for patterns and relationships.
12. E-commerce software that allows
the creation of an online store.

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CHAPTER 12

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.
A. system
B. expert system
C. robot
D. computer-
aided design
(CAD)
E. computer-
aided
manufacturing
(CAM)
F. neural
network
G. geographic
information
system (GIS)
H. systems
analyst
I. prototyping
J. artificial
intelligence (AI)
K. inter-
enterprise
system
L. benchmark
test
M. transaction
processing
system
N. management
information
system (MIS)
O. order entry
system
P. enterprise
application
integration (EAI)
Q. supply chain
management
(SCM)
R. system

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development life
cycle (SDLC)
S. customer
relationship
management
(CRM)
T. outsourcing

CHAPTER 13

KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.
A. source code
B. COBOL
C. FORTRAN
D. C
E. Java
F. compiler
G. interpreter
H. programmer
I. logic error
J. syntax error
K. Pascal
L. flowchart
M. object-
oriented
programming
(OOP)
N. structured
programming
O. BASIC
P. Visual Basic
Q. object code
R. program
development life
cycle (PDLC)
S. debugging
T. coding

CHAPTER 14

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MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. database 1. Software used to connect two
B. record otherwise separate applications, such
C. report as a Web server and a database
D. direct management system.
organization
E. structured 2. A type of database system in which
query language data is stored in tables related by
(SQL) common fields; the most widely used
F. query database model today.
G. field 3. The process of describing the
H. index characteristics of data that is to be
I. primary key included in a database table.
J.
multidimensional 4. A specific field in a database table
database that uniquely identifies the records in
(MDDB) that table.
K. relational 5. A single category of data to be
database stored in a database, such as a person's
management name or telephone number. Also called
system (RDBMS) a column.
L. object-
oriented 6. The repository of all data definitions
database in a database.
management
7. A popular query language standard
system
for information retrieval in relational
(OODBMS)
databases.
M. database
management 8. A formatted means of looking at a
system (DBMS) database table or the results of a query.
N. table
9. A type of database in which data can
O. data security
be viewed from multiple dimensions;
P. middleware
commonly used with data warehousing.
Q. entity
R. data 10. A small table containing a primary
definition key and the location of the record
S. data belonging to that key; used to locate
validation records in a database.
T. data
dictionary 11. A collection of related fields in a
database. Also called a row.
12. A method of arranging data on a
storage medium that uses hashing to
specify the exact storage location.
13. A collection of related data that is
stored in a manner enabling information
to be retrieved as needed; in a

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CHAPTER 15
KEY TERM Match each key term on the left with the
MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. marketing 1. A device that protects a computer
database system from damage due to electrical
B. fluctuations.
uninterruptible
power supply 2. A device containing a built-in battery
(UPS) that provides continuous power to a PC
C. surge and other connected components when
suppressor the electricity goes out.
D. throw-away e- 3. To request that you be removed from
mail address marketing activities or that your
E. privacy policy information not be shared with other
F. e-mail filter companies.
G. disaster-
recovery plan 4. Software that can be used to record
H. proximity an individual's computer usage,
card typically either by capturing images of
I. employee the screen or by recording the actual
monitoring keystrokes used.
J. computer 5. The complete malfunction of a
monitoring computer system.
software
K. presence 6. Observing or reviewing employees'
technology actions while they are on the job.
L. system failure
7. The use of computers or other types
M. video
of digital equipment to make illegal
surveillance
copies of currency, checks, collectibles,
N. information
and other items.
privacy
O. hardware 8. A policy, commonly posted on a
theft company's Web site, that explains how
P. software personal information provided to that
piracy company will be used.
Q. digital
9. An e-mail address used only for
counterfeiting
nonessential purposes and activities
R. opt out
that may result in spam; the address
S. spam
can be disposed and replaced if spam
T. electronic
becomes a problem.
profiling
10. Unsolicited, bulk e-mail sent over
the Internet.
11. The use of video cameras to
monitor activities of individuals, such as
employees or individuals in public
locations, for work-related or crime-
prevention purposes.

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MATCHING definition on the right that best describes it.

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A. eco-label 1. Hardware and software specifically
B. docking designed for use by individuals with
station physical disabilities.
C. patent
D. carpel tunnel 2. A state of fatigue or frustration
syndrome (CTS) usually brought on by overwork.
E. code of 3. A type of injury, such as carpal
conduct tunnel syndrome, that is caused by
F. burnout performing the same physical
G. digital movements over and over again.
watermark
H. repetitive 4. The science of fitting a work
stress injury environment to the people who work
(RSI) there.
I. trademark 5. The legal right to sell, publish, or
J. computer hoax distribute an original artistic or literary
K. assistive work; is held by the creator of a work as
technology soon as it exists in physical form.
L. ethics
M. plagiarism 6. A subtle alteration of digital content
N. digital that is not noticeable under normal use,
manipulation but that identifies the copyright holder.
O. digital divide
7. A painful and crippling condition
P. intellectual
affecting the hands and wrist that can
property rights
be caused by computer use.
Q.
computer/Interne 8. A device that connects a portable PC
t addiction to conventional hardware, such as a
R. copyright keyboard, mouse, monitor, and printer.
S. ergonomics
9. The problem of overusing, or being
T. green
unable to stop using, a computer or the
computing
Internet.
10. The use of computers in an
environmentally friendly manner.
11. A policy, often for a school or
business, that specifies allowable use of
resources such as computers and other
equipment.
12. Overall standards of moral conduct.
13. The alteration of digital content,
usually text or photographs.
14. A form of protection that can be
granted by the government for an

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