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Creado por Annissa Wiltshire
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Word processing | Software that allows you to create, edit and format documents |
DTP (Desktop publishing) | Software that allows text and graphics to be imported from other applications and then arranged and laid out for the production of a printed document. |
Hyperlink | Allows a user to navigate between webpages/websites and is often shown as a blue underlined text or as a small pointed finger. |
Hotspot | Part of an image that is set up as a hyperlink in a slideshow or web page |
Multimedia projector | An output device that receives signals from computers (and other electronic devices), magnifies the image and projects it onto a large screen. |
Animation | A rapidly changing set of images (either in 2D or 3D) which creates the illusion of actual movement |
Tweening | The process of generating intermediate frames between two graphic computer images to give the appearance that the first image transforms smoothly into the second image. |
Morphing | A special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes (or morphs) one image into another through a seamless transition. Most often it is used to show one object turning into another through use of animation software. |
Rendering | The process of adding realism to computer graphics (usually in 3D) using computer software. It usually involves adding such affects as shadows, variations in colour and shade, etc. to give the illusion of 3D. |
SIM card | Subscriber Identity Module |
VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol (The use of the internet to send voice data in the form of digital data packets using internet protocols) |
Radio buttons | A type of graphical user interface element that allows the user to choose only one of a pre-defined set of options. They are usually shown as a dot on the screen next to the option. |
OMR | A system which can read marks written in pencil or pen on a paper – used to read answers on questionnaires, multiple choice exam papers, etc. |
OCR | A system that takes scanned text and converts it into computer readable form so it can be used in a word processor and other applications software. |
ADC / DAC | Analogue to Digital Converter / Digital to Analogue converter |
Turtle graphics | A popular way of drawing shapes on a computer screen (or by controlling a ‘floor turtle’ that can move around). There are a set number of commands such as RIGHT x, LEFT x, TURN d, etc |
Computer model | The process of imitating something using a computer system. |
e-ticket | Replacement for paper tickets that customers normally receive when booking a plane ticket. The electronic ticket (e-ticket) number is stored on the airline computer system and the customer picks up the paper ticket on arrival at the airport. |
ATM | Automatic Teller Machine (A machine where customers can access their bank accounts using a card and PIN; usually used to withdraw cash from their account) |
Online shopping and banking | Shopping and banking using the internet to purchase goods, transfer money between accounts, pay bills, etc |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer (System of transferring money from one bank account to another without any paper money changing hands. It is often used at supermarket checkouts when credit card transactions are being made.) |
IBDE | Inter-bank Data Exchange |
EFTPOS | Electronic Fund Transfer At Point Of Sale (Terminal used to carry out an electronic funds transfer) |
Expert system | A system that attempts to reproduce the ability of human experts in carrying out complex tasks such as medical diagnosis, etc. |
Knowledge base | A database designed to allow the complex storage and retrieval requirements of a computerised knowledge-based management system (in support of an expert system). |
Rules base | In an expert system, a set of rules that an inference engine uses, together with the data or facts in the knowledge base, to reason through a problem |
User interface | The method by which a computer interacts with a user. It normally consists of a specially designed screen that allows the user to input information as well as providing output to the user |
Inference engine | Software in an expert system that attempts to derive answers from the knowledge base using a form of reasoning. It is effectively how expert systems appear to use human-like reasoning when accessing information from the knowledge base in an effort to find a conclusion to a given problem. |
CT | Computed Tomography (producing images of internal parts of the body in a series of thin slices less than 0.1 mm thick) |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (producing series of images of internal parts of the body using magnetic fields and radio waves) |
Barcode | Optical machine-readable representation of data that uses thick and thin lines to represent numbers. |
EPOS terminal | Terminal used to carry out an electronic funds transfer (incorporates a barcode reader to retrieve price of article & relay information back to computer system) |
Validation | A process where the software checks that the data entered into it is reasonable, often in a database or spreadsheet |
Itemised bill | A bill which includes all the items bought and the price of each item plus any discounts or other offers. |
ANPR | Automatic Number Plate Recognition |
Employee call monitoring | Allows managers to listen to employee’s telephone calls for monitoring and training |
GPS | Used to determine the exact location of a vehicle using a number of satellites positioned around the Earth. Each satellite transmits its position and time so that the system can calculate the exact location. |
GIS | Geographic Information System (used to map and model data, based on location) |
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