COMPUTER DICTIONARY

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Access Time
the amount of time that lapses between a request of information from memory and the delivery of information memory
Auditing
an independent review of an information systems to see if all records and systems are as they should be.
Audit Trail
allows the auditor to trace any output from the computer system back to the source documents.
Automatic Job Sequencing
sequence the job and the name of this is Resident monitor
Arrow Keys
one character or one unit at a time in the direction of the arrow
As
VB keywoard that denotes a data type assignment.
Allow zero length property
specify whether a zero-length string(" ") is a valid entry in a table field.
Assembly Language
cannot be understood by computer.
Batch systems
allows automatic job sequencing by a resident monitor and greatly improve the overall utilization of the computer.
Block Quote
an html code for indention of a sentence or an entire paragraph.
Boot Disk
the term for a disk that can be used to start up your computer.
Bit
single digit number represented by either 0 and 1.
--the smallest unit of storage.
Browser
short for web browser, a software application used to locate and display web pages.
Buffer
temporary storage of data.
Booleans
a data type consist of data objects one two values true or false.
Byte
a combination of 8 consecutive bits.
Computer
any machine that does three things accepts structured input,process it according to prescribed rules, and produces the results as output.
C
is the language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson of AT & T Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Computer Viruses
is the software that when loaded into a computer system will destroy,intrrupt, or cause errors in processing.
Clear
keywoard for the method that removes all items from the list.
Clearing List
if you want to remove all the strings contained in the listbox or Combo Box, use the clear method.
Cursor
a little blinking line or rectangle on your monitor.