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1
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Internet

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is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals 

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Hot Spot

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is a wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile computers and devices 

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Internet Service provider (ISP)

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is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the internet 

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Bandwith

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represents the rate of data transfer over a network 

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IP address

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is a sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet 

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Domain name

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is a text based name that corresponds to the IP address 

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DNS sever

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translates the domain name into its associated IP address 

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Web or Worldwide web

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Consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents (Webpages) 

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Website

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is a collection of webpages and associated items 

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Web server

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is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer 

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Browser

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is an application the enables users with an internet connection to access and view webpages 

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URL

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A unique web address 

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Web app

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is an application Stored on a web server that you access through a browser 

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Search Engine

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is a software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic 

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Web publishing

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is the creation and maintenance of websites using Plan,design,create,host,maintain 

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Multimedia

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use of a combination of 2 or more content forms 

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Graphic

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is a visual representation of non text information 

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Animation

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is the appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence 

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FTP

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is an internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading to and from other computers on the internet 

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Netiquette

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is the code of acceptable internet behavior 

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Digital security risk

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is any event or action that could damage technology 

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Computer crime

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any illegal act involving the use of a computer 

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Cybercrime

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is an online or internet based illegal 

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Malware

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Consists of programs that act without the users knowledge and deliberately alter operations of a device 

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Botnet

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is a group of compromised computers or mobile devices connected to a network 

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Zombie

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compromised computer 

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DoS attack

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disrupts computer access to the internet 

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Back door

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is a program that allows users to bypass security controls 

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Spoofing

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is a technique used to make an intruder look legitimate 

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Firewall

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is hardware and/or software that protects a networks resources from intrusion 

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Biometric device

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authenticates someones identity using a personal characteristic along with a password (fingerprint reader) 

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Two-Step verification

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uses 2 methods to verify 

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Digital forensics

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is the discovery, collection, and analysis of electronic evidence 

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License agreement

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is the right to use software 

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Information theft

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occurs when someone steals personal or confidential information 

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Encryption

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is the process of converting readable data into encoded characters 

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Secure site

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a site that uses encryption to secure data 

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Digital certificate

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a notice that guarantees that a user ir website is legit 

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Backup

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is a duplicate of a file that can used if the original is lost or damaged 

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Incremental back up

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only backup files that have changed since the last full backup or incremental backup 

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Intellectual property

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refers to unique and original works such ideas, inventions, art, writings, processes, company and product names and logos 

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DRM

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Strategy that tries to prevent illegal distributions of media 

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Cookie

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is a small text file that a web server stores on your computer (used a lot by companies to get information about you) 

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phishing

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is a scam where someone sends you an official looking email that attempts to get you financial information 

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Spyware

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is a program placed on a users device without the users knowledge that collects information about the user 

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Adware

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is a program that displays an online ad in a banner or a pop up 

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Content filtering

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Restricting access to certain material 

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Storage medium

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is the physical material on which a computer stores information 

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Cloud storage

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Stores data on the internet 

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Storage device

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is the hardware that records and retrieves items and form storage media 

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Capacity

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number of bytes a storage medium can hold 

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Access time

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measures the time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium 

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Hard disk

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contains on or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data 

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Formatting

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is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors 

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SSD

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is a flash memory storage device that contains its own processor to manage its storage 

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External hard disk

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is a separate freestanding storage device that connects with a usb port 

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RAID

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is two or more integrated hard disks or SSDs 

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Memory card

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Removable flash memory storage device 

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ROM

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Read only memory 

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RW

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Re-writable 

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R

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write once 

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Network attached storage

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is a network server with the purpose of providing storage to computers and devices attached to the network 

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Storage area network

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is a high speed network used to provide storage to servers 

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Tape

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is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data 

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Smart card

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stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card 

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RFID Tags

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consist of an antenna and a memory chip that contains data to be transmitted via radio waves 

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Network

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is 2 or more computers and devices connected via communications devices and transmission media 

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LAN

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is a network in a limited geographical area 

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WLAN

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is a LAN without wires 

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MAN

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connects LANs in metropolitan areas 

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WAN

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is a network that covers a large geographical area 

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PAN

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covers an individuals workspace 

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Network architecture

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configuration of devices on a network 

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Ethernet

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is a network standard specifying that no central computer or device on the network controls when data are transferred 

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Token ring

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Standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share on pass a special token 

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TCP/IP

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is a network protocol that defines how data are routed from one end of a network to another 

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RFID

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defines how radio signals are used to communicate with a tag placed in, or attached to, an object, animal, or person 

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NFC

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the use of close range radio between 2 objects 

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ADSL

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is a type of DSL that supports faster downstream rates 

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Communications device

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is hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information 

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Broadband modem

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sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line 

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Wireless modem

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uses a mobile phone providers network to connect to the internet 

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Wireless access point

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is a device that allows computers and devices to transfer data among themselves or to a wired network 

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Router

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connects multiple computers or other routers and transmits data to correct destinations on a network 

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NIC

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Enables a computer or device that does not have built in networking to access a network 

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Hub or Switch

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is a device that provides a central point for cables in a network 

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Home network

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many home users connect to multiple computers and devices using 

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Broadband

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media transmit multiple signals simultaneously 

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Latency

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is the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network 

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Microwaves

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are radio waves that provide high speed signal transmission 

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Communications satellite

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Receives microwave signals from an earth based station amplifies them and broadcasts over a wide area to a number of earth based stations 

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Data

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unprocessed items 

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information

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processed data 

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Character

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is one byte 

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Field

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is a combination of one or more related characters 

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Record

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is a group of related fields 

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Data file

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is a collection of related records 

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File maintenance

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refers to the procedures that keep data current 

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Validation

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compares data with a set of rules or values to find out if the data meet certain criteria 

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Data model

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defines how users view the organization of the data 

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DBMS

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provides several tools that support data retrieval and maintenance 

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Data dictionary

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contains data about each table in a database, and their fields 

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Query

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is a request for specific data from the database 

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Query language

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consists of simple statements that allow users to specify data to display, print, store, update, and delete 

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SQL

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is a popular query language that allows users to manage, update, and retrieve data 

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QBE

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a feature that has a graphical user interface to assist users with retrieving data 

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Form

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is a window that provides areas for entering or modifying data 

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Information system

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is a collection of hardware, software, data, people, and procedures that work together to produce information 

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System development

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is a set of activities used to build an information system 

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Systems analyst

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is responsible for designing and developing an information system 

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Project management

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is the process of planning, scheduling, and controlling activities 

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Feasibility

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is a measure of how suitable the development of a system will be to the organization 

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Planning phase

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begins when the steering committee receives a project request 

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Analysis phase

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Preliminary investigation and detailed analysis 

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System proposal

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assesses the feasibility of each proposed solution 

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Prototype

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is a working model of the proposed system’s essential functionality 

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Implementation phase

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is to construct the new or modified system and then deliver it to users 

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Programing language

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is a set of words, abbreviations, and symbols that enable a software developer to communicate instructions to a computer or mobile device 

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Procedural language

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English like words that tell the computer what to accomplish 

120
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OOP

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allows system developers to implement objects in a program 

121
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Java

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is an object oriented programming language 

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Macro

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is a series of statements that instructs a program or app how to complete a task 

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HTML

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is a special formatting language that software developers use to format documents for display on the web 

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(ERP) Enterprise resource planning

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integrates MRP II with information flow across an organization 

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Transaction Processing System

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is an information system that captures and processes data from day to day business activities 

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Management information systems

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Generates accurate, timely, and organized information 

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Decision support system

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Helps users analyze information and make decisions 

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Expert system

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is an information system that captures and stores knowledge of human experts and imitates human decision making 

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IT Consultant

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provides technology services to his or her clients 