computing C terms
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- computer aided design - a program used by architects and engineers to create technical drawings
- CAD
- locking a cell in a spreadsheet so that is contents cannot be changeg
- cell protection
- a file whos contents are calculated by a formula using other fields in a record
- computed field
- a computer network made up of servers which provide a resource. typical servers are file servers and print server
- client/server network
- software that has to be paid for when it is downloaded
- commercial software
- legislation tht makes hacking and the sending of viruses illegal
- computer misuse act
- when u search a database by searching on two or more fields
- complex search
- a person who upgrades and repairs a computer
- computer engineer
- a program that converts high-leval language instructions into stand alone machine code
- compiler
- cutting a graphic to size
- cropping
- a process controled system which has feedback from sensors
- closed loop
- central processing unit - the part of the computer where programs are executed
- CPU
- compact disk read only memory - an optical disk that can only be read from and not written to
- CD-ROM
- the apearance of a cell, such as the cell width or fill colour
- cell formatting
- compact disc rewriteable - an optical disc that can be read from and written to over and over again
- CD-RW
- computer aided manufacture - the use of computers in the manufacture process
- CAM
- a programming language used to control a machine
- control language
- a component of a processor that sends out signals to manage the fetching and execution of program instructions
- control unit
- a digit attached to data to detect errors when the data has not been entered correctly
- check digit
- the format of the data in a cell e.g the way the date is displayed
- cell attributes
- compact disc recordable - an optical disk that can be written to once
- CD-R