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23 Cards in this Set
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tangible nuts and bolts -things that can be touched or things that can be kicked
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hardware
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programs or a series or "stored instructions" that your computer uses to do its work. Can be operating system or application
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software
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brains of the system
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microprocessor
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temporary storage that serves as your workspace
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memory
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devices such as disks and tape that can store memory indefinitely
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storage
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tools that transmit information to or from your computer
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input/output
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enables everything else to work, central nervous system, WIndows, Macintosh, Unix aka computer program
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Software
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graphical user, interface, makes computers easier to use, through pointing and directing a mouse instead of computer language based commands
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GUI "goo ee"
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all windows programs look and act the same
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common user interface
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what you see is what you get- the document on the screen looks just like the printed document
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WYSIWYG- WIS ee wig
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the ability to run more than one program at a time
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multitasking
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object linking and embedding and dynamic data exchange- tools that allow data from one program to be linked to or embedded in another
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OLE and DDE
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or the heard mentality
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lemming syndrome
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a computerized ledger, divided into rows and columns,
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spreadsheet
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the intersection of a row and column
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cell
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an entry that does not change
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constant
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a predefined computational task
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function
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a combination of numeric constants, cell references, arithmetic operators, and functions
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formula
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duplicated the contents of a cell or range of cells
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copy command
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transfers the contents of a cell or range to another cell or range
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move operation
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remains constant when copied
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absolute reference
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adjusts during a copy operation
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relative reference
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either the row or the column is absolute,\; the other is relative
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mixed reference
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