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- screen resolution
- measures how clear and detailed the image
is
- script
- small subprogram
- scrolling
- graphical interface: moving document
around within window;
text
interface: moving the lines displayed on the screen up or down
one line at a time
- search
- look for specific word(s) or character(s)
in a document
- sector
- a numbered wedge-shaped area of a storage
disk
- seek time
- time it takes to move the read/write head
of a drive to the proper track on the storage disk. Measured in
milliseconds (ms)
- semiconductor
- integrated circuit on a chip. This is
what modern computers use for memory
- serial printer cable
- sends data only 1 bit at a time. Printer
can be up to 1000 feet from the computer.
- server
- a computer which handles network tasks
and data
- settling time
- time for read/write head to lower to the
storage disk and cease vibrating, allowing reliable reading and
writing. Measured in milliseconds (ms)
- shading
- background color or pattern of a table
- shareware
- software which you may try for a limited
time before purchasing
- shut down
- close all background programs and turn
off computer
- single sheet paper
- regular letter paper
- single-sided disk
- only one surface of the storage disk is
used.
- slack space
- unused space in a cluster beyond the data
stored in it.
- slide
- a single picture or screen in a sequence
for a presentation
- smart terminal
- also called intelligent or programmable.
Can process or store data on its own.
- smart card
- credit card type card which has an
embedded computer chip that updates your account values with each
use.
- soft copy
- displayed on screen or by other
non-permanent means
- software
- the programs (instructions) that tell the
computer what to do
- spacing
- space between letters or lines of text
- speaker dependent system
- a voice input system which must be
trained to recognize each word by each individual user.
- speaker independent system
- a voice input system which recognizes
words from most speakers with no training.
- spell checker
- program which looks for spelling errors
- spike
- see power spike
- spreadsheet
- program for handling numeric data, like
budgets, financial statements, grade sheets, and sales records
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SQL
- Structured Query Language - the language
for commands that create database queries
- star configuration
- network configuration where all devices
are connected directly to the host computer
- storage
- the media and methods used to keep
information available for later use
- style sheets
- saved sets of formats to reuse
- suite
- a set of separate applications which are
packaged together usually at a lower price than they would cost
separately. Also may have some additional software to help the
programs work together.
- supercomputer
- used for weather forecasting, engineering
design and testing, serious decryption. They cost several million
dollars so they are few and far between.
- surge
- see power surge
- surge protector
- device that blocks power spikes
- SVGA
- Super VGA, a video type allowing several
large resolutions and 16 million colors.
- swap file
- file used for virtual memory
in Windows
- swap
- moving data from main memory to virtual
memory and back
- system clock
- electronic pulse used to synchronize
processing. Measured in megahertz (MHz)
- system software
- programs that handle the running of your
computer's hardware
- system requirements
- hardware needed to run the program
- systems analyst
- designs the overall program requirements
and sets the strategy for the program.
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