Software & Systems
This type of software directly supports users in performing tasks like word processing or accounting.
application software
This is a collection of related data stored in a structured format.
database
A measure of CPU speed, often expressed in gigahertz.
clock speed
This set of routines and tools allows software components to communicate.
Application Programming Interface (API)?
The environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources.
green computing
This is the software that manages hardware and provides services for application software.
operating system (OS)
This is the unique identifier used to distinguish records in a relational table.
primary key
This storage device uses spinning disks and magnetic heads to store data.
hard disk drive (HDD)
This converts code written in a high-level language into machine language.
compiler
A layered IT architecture based on loosely coupled services.
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Software that is mass-produced and not customized for a particular organization is known as this.
off-the-shelf software
This term describes maintaining accuracy and consistency of data over its entire life.
data lifecycle management (DLM)
This low-profile server type is designed to minimize space usage in server racks.
blade server
The set of rules and syntax used to write computer programs.
programming languages
The use of printers to produce human tissue or organs.
bioprinting
This software model delivers applications over the Internet without local installation.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
This property set ensures reliable transactions: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability.
ACID properties
This term refers to running multiple processors in parallel to improve computing speed.
parallel processing
This language allows users to modify and query data in a database.
SQL
This evaluates the environmental performance of electronic products.
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)?
This license governs how a user may install and use a piece of software.
End User License Agreement (EULA)
A tool used to describe logical relationships among data entities.
entity-relationship (ER) diagram
A specialized computer used for high-volume, high-speed data processing.
mainframe computer
These are commands used to define and modify a database structure.
Data Definition Language (DDL)
A technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)