CSC 199 Exam 2 Murray State

Operating System

Collection of programs that handle technical details (OS)

Database

Collection of related date; "Electronic File Cabinet"

CIS

Computer Information Systems

Bus Lines

Connections between components; etched connections on circuit board

Motherboard/System Board/Main Board

Controls communications for system; data path and traffic monitor (All devices and components connect to system board.)

Word Processing

Create text documents

DBMS

Database Management System

Linux

Desktop; Program for coding

Application Software

End-user software; accomplish tasks

Control Unit

Executes instructions/moves data (Part of a processor)

ROM (Read-only Memory)

Fixed start-up instructions; can't be overwritten

Arithmetic Logic Unit

Math and Logic Functions + - * / < > = AND OR etc

System Software

Operating system; manages resources

Functions of Spreadsheets

Organize, analyze, and graph numerical data

App Store

Purchase/Download Apps

What are windows?

Rectangular areas for displaying information and running programs

Warm Boot

Restarting a system that's powered on

Virtual Machine/Virtual Box

Running different OS inside of another on same computer

Boot

Start Up

System Unit

The container that houses the electronic components of a computer system

Primary Key

Unique employee identification number (can be used to link tables)

RAM (Random Access Memory)

Volatile/Temporary - only works when powered (holds instructions and data) ["Can't have too much RAM"]

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get (Web Authoring Special Applications)

What-If Analysis

A very powerful and simple tool to test the effects of different assumptions in a spreadsheet

Coprocessor

Added onto System Board (ex: graphics processors, cryptoprocessors, and physics processor)