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A Top
Absolute reference
Accuracy of Information
Adapatability
Addressability
Alignment
Amend data
Analogue to digital converter
Anatomy
Animation Data
Applications package
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
ASCII
Attachments
Audio Data
AVERAGE(..)

B Top
Background job
Backing storage
Backing storage medium
Backup
Bar code
Basic hardware for CDP
Binary
Bit
Broadband connection
Browser
Byte

C Top
Cable
CAD/CAM
Capacity of backing storage
Capital costs
CD - Recordable (CD-R)
CD - Rewritable (CD-RW)
CD-ROM
Cell
Cell attributes
Cell format
Cell Protection
Central Processing Unit
Character set
Charting
Check digit
Client and server network
Clip art
Columns
Command driven software
Commercial software
Common HCI
Comparing Printers
Comparison operators
Compiler
Complex formulae
Complex search
Computed field
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM)
Computer crime
Computer Misuse Act
Computer Operator
Control Language
Control Unit
Crop graphic
Customising HCI

D Top
Data
Data Collection
Data controller
Data file
Data glove
Data Input
Data Output
Data preparation
Data preparation operator
Data processing
Data processing cycle
Data Protection Act
Data Storage
Data Subject
Data User
Database
Dedicated
Degrees of freedom
Delete data
Desktop computer
Device drivers.
Dial-up connection
Digital still camera
Digital to analogue converter
Digital video camera
Digital Video Disk (DVD)
DVD-Recordable (DVD-R)
DVD-Rewritable (DVD-RW)
DVD-ROM
Directory
Download software
Dynamic data linkage

E Top
e-commerce
EFTPOS
Electronic Funds transfer (EFT)
electronic mail
e-mail
Embedded systems
Encryption
End effector
Engineer

F Top
Feedback
Field
Field types - numeric, text, date etc
File Format
File management
File server
File transfer - attachments
Floppy disk
Folder
Footer
Formatting (a disk)
Formulae
Freeware

G Top
Gigabyte (Gb)
GIGO
Grammar check
Graphic Data
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Graphics Card
Graphics package
Graphics tablet

H Top
Hacking
Handwriting Recognition
Hard Copy
Hard disk
Hardware
Header
Headset
Hirearchical filing system
High level instructions
High level language
Hotspot
HTML
Human Computer Interface (HCI)
Hyperlink

I Top
Icons
Initial costs
Inkjet printer
Input device
Insert data
Integer
Integrated package
Intelligent robots
Interactive processing
Interactive system
Interface
Internet
Internet ready computer
Internet service Provider (ISP)
Interpreter
IPO Cycle

J Top
Joystick

K Top
Key field
Keyboard
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyword
Kilobyte (Kb)
Knowledge system

L Top
Laptop computer
Laser printer
Light guide
Light pen
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Local Area Network (LAN)
Log on
Logic error
Loudspeakers

M Top
Machine code
Magnetic guides
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
Magnetic stripe
Magnetic tape
Mail Merge
Mail shot
Mailbox
Main memory
Main memory size
Mainframe computer
Maintenance
Mark sense card
MIN(..) or MAXIMUM (..)
Medium
Megabyte
Memory Card
Memory Management
Menu
Microphone
MINIMUM (..)
Mobile robot
Modem
Monitor
Mouse
Multi-access
Multimedia
Multi-programming
Multi-user database

N Top
Neiquette
networkAdvantages
Network interface card (NIC)
Network manager
Notebook computer
number Data

O Top
Off-line
On-line
On line help
On line tutorial
Open loop
Operating system
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Optical storage
Output device

P Top
Package
Palmtop
Paper
Password
Photographic Data
Pixel
Plain Text
Plotter
Point of Sale (POS)
Pointer
Portability of software
Print file
Printer
Printer driver
Processor
Program
Programmer
Pull down menu

Q Top

R Top
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Random/direct access
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Real time Systems
Record
Registers
Relative reference
Replacement Costs
Replicate
Resolution (dpi)
Robot
Rotate Graphic
Rows
RTF
Running costs

S Top
Scale graphic
Scanner
Screen
Search and replace
Search engine
Searching
Security
Sensors
Sequential access
Shareware
Simulation
Single entry, multiple use
Smart card
Software
Sorting
Sound card
Speakers
Specialised input devices
Specialised output device
Speed (ppm)
Spelling Check
Spreadsheet
Staff costs
Standard letter
Standard file formats
Static linkage
Stationary Robot
Standard paragraphs
Storage location
SUM(..)
Systems analyst

T Top
Table
Tabulation
Template
Terabyte (Tb)
Terminal
Text Data
Text messaging
Thin Film Transistor (TFT)
Tool Bars
Track ball
Track pad
Translation
Transmission media

U Top
Update
USB flash drive
User freindly
User identity
User Interface

V Top
Validation
Values
Verification
Video Data
Video confrencing
Virtual reality
Virus
Visual display Unit (VDU)
Voice output.
Voice recognition

W Top
Web page
Web cam
Wide Area Network (WAN)
WIMP environement
Windows
Wireless
Wizard
Word
Word processor
Word wrap
WYSIWYG

X Top

Y Top

Z Top
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