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Analytical graphics
Also called business graphics; graphical forms that make numeric data easier to analyze than it is when organized as rows and columns of numbers. The principal examples of analytical graphics are bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts. TERM 2
Animation
DEFINITION 2 The simulation (illusion) of movement created by displaying a series of still pictures, or frames, very quickly in sequence. TERM 3
Application software
DEFINITION 3 Software that has been developed to solve a particular problem for users to perform useful work on specific tasks or to provide entertainment. TERM 4
Booting
DEFINITION 4 : Loading an operating system into a computers main memory. TERM 5
Cell
DEFINITION 5 Place where a row and a column intersect in a spreadsheet worksheet; its position is called a cell address.
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Programs intended for the design of products, structures, civil engineering drawings, and maps. TERM 7
Cursor
DEFINITION 7 Moveable symbol on the display screen that shows where the user may next enter data or commands. The symbol is often a blinking rectangle or an I-beam. You can move the cursor on the screen using the keyboards directional arrow keys or a mouse. The point where the cursor is located is called the insertion point. TERM 8
Database
DEFINITION 8 Collection of interrelated files in a computer system. These computer-based files are organized according to their common elements, so that they can be retrieved easily. TERM 9
Database software
DEFINITION 9 Also called database manager or database management system (DBMS); application software that sets up and controls the structure of a database and access to the data. TERM 10
Default settings
DEFINITION 10 Settings automatically used by a program unless the user specifies otherwise, thereby overriding them.
File
A named collection of data (data file) or a program (program file) that exists in a computers secondary storage, such as on a hard disk or CD. TERM 17
Financial software
DEFINITION 17 Application software that ranges from personal-finance managers to entry level accounting programs to business financial-management packages. TERM 18
Formulas
DEFINITION 18 In a spreadsheet, instructions for calculations entered into designated cells. TERM 19
Freeware
DEFINITION 19 Copyrighted software that is distributed free of charge, today most often over the internet. TERM 20
Function keys
DEFINITION 20 Keys labeled F1, F2 and so on, positioned along the top or left side of the keyboard.
Functions
In a spreadsheet, built-in formulas that perform common calculations. TERM 22
Graphical user interface (GUI)
DEFINITION 22 User interface in which icons and commands from menus may be selected by means of a mouse or keystrokes. TERM 23
Help command
DEFINITION 23 Command generating a table of contents, an index, and a search feature that can help users locate answers to questions about the software. TERM 24
Icons
DEFINITION 24 Small pictorial figures that represent programs, data files, or procedures. TERM 25
Importing
DEFINITION 25 Getting data from another source and then converting it into a format compatible with the program in which the user is currently working.
Menu bar
Bar across the top of the display window, below the title bar. TERM 32
Microsoft Windows
DEFINITION 32 Most common operating system for desktop and portable microcomputers. Windows 95 was succeeded by Windows 98, Windows 2003, Windows Me, Windows XP, Vista, and, most recently, Windows 7. TERM 33
Microsoft Windows Embedded
DEFINITION 33 Previously known as Windows CE; operating system for handhelds. TERM 34
Microsoft Windows NT
DEFINITION 34 NT stands for New Technology; Microsofts multitasking OS designed to run on network servers in businesses of all sizes. TERM 35
Microsoft Windows Vista
DEFINITION 35 Introduced to consumers in January 2007, the Vista operating system is the equivalent of Windows version 12 preceded by 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, NT, 95, NT 4.0, 98, 2000, ME, XP.
Microsoft Windows XP
Recent Microsoft operating system for PCs. TERM 37
Microsoft Windows 7 (2009)
DEFINITION 37 newest operating system developed by Microsoft; it follows Vista. TERM 38
Multimedia authoring
software
DEFINITION 38 application software that combines text, graphics, video, animation, and sound in an integrated way to create stand- alone multimedia applications. TERM 39
Multitasking
DEFINITION 39 Feature of OS software that allows the execution of two or more programs concurrently by one user almost at the same time on the same computer with one CPU. For instance, you might write a report on your computer with one program while another plays a music CD. TERM 40
Netware
DEFINITION 40 Long-popular network operating system for coordinating microcomputer-based local area networks (LANs) throughout an organization.
Pirated software
Software that is obtained illegally. TERM 47
Platform
DEFINITION 47 Particular processor model and operating system on which a computer system is based. TERM 48
Pointer
DEFINITION 48 Indicator that usually appears as an arrow, although it changes shape depending on the application. The mouse is used to move the pointer to a particular place on the display screen or to point to little symbols, or icons. TERM 49
Portable document format (PDF)
DEFINITION 49 File format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures text, graphic, and formatting information from a variety of applications on different platforms, making it possible to send documents and have them appear on the recipients monitor (or printer) as they were intended to be viewed. TERM 50
Presentation graphics software
DEFINITION 50 Software that uses graphics, animation, sound, and data or information to make visual presentations.
Productivity software
Application software such as word processing programs, spreadsheets, and database managers. TERM 52
Project management software
DEFINITION 52 Program used to plan and schedule the people, costs, and resources required to complete a project on time. TERM 53
Public-domain software
DEFINITION 53 Software, often available on the internet, that is not protected by copyright and thus may be duplicated by anyone at will. TERM 54
Range
DEFINITION 54 A group of adjacent cells in a spreadsheet for example, A1 to A5. TERM 55
Recalculation
DEFINITION 55 The process of recomputing values in a spreadsheet, either as an ongoing process as data is entered or afterward, with the press of a key.
Shareware
Copyrighted software that is distributed free of charge but requires that users make a monetary contribution in order to continue using it. Shareware is distributed primarily through the internet. Because it is copyrighted, you cannot use it to develop your own program that would compete with the original product. TERM 62
Software license
DEFINITION 62 Contract by which users agree not to make copies of software to give away or resell. TERM 63
Social-purpose keys
DEFINITION 63 Keys used to enter, delete, and edit data and to execute cmmands. For example, the Esc key tells the computer to cancel an operation or leave the current mode of operation. The Enter, Return, key tells the computer to execute certain commands and to start new paragraphs in a document. TERM 64
Spreadsheet
DEFINITION 64 Application software that allows users to create tables and financial schedules by entering data and formulas into rows and columns arranged as a grid on a display screen. TERM 65
Supervisor
DEFINITION 65 Also called kernel; the central component of the operating system that manages the CPU.
System software
the software that helps the computer perform essential operating tasks and enables the application software to run. The most important component of system software is the operating system, the master control program that runs the computer. Examples of operating system software for the PC are various Microsoft programs (such as Windows XP, Vista, and 7), Apple Macintosh OS X, Unix, and Linux. TERM 67
Taskbar
DEFINITION 67 Graphic toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Windows screen. TERM 68
Template
DEFINITION 68 In word processing, a preformatted document that provides basic tools for shaping a final document the text, layout, and style for a letter, for example. TERM 69
Title bar
DEFINITION 69 Bar across the very top of the display window. TERM 70
Toolbar
DEFINITION 70 Bar across the top of the display window, below the menu bar. It displays menus and icons representing frequently used options or commands.
What-if analysis
Spreadsheet feature that employs the recalculation feature to investigate how changing one or more numbers changes the outcome of the calculation. TERM 77
Window
DEFINITION 77 Rectangular frame on the computer display screen. Through this frame users can view a file of data such as a document, spreadsheet, or database or an application program. TERM 78
Word processing software
DEFINITION 78 Application software that allows users to use computers to format, create, edit, print, and store text material, among other things. TERM 79
Word wrap
DEFINITION 79 Special feature that automatically continues text to the next line by wrapping around when the user reaches the right margin.
