3.2 Definitions & Key Terms

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Across
  1. 1. log Websites where people or organizations write entries about recent events or on a particular subject
  2. 3. Features of a GUI
  3. 9. criteria Statements about what levels of performance the finished product should have
  4. 14. system Software that controls the hardware of a computer
  5. 15. check A validation technique that checks the data input is within a certain range or set of values
  6. 16. size The number of questionnaires that are given out
  7. 18. interval The length of time between recording each measurement
  8. 19. Links to other web pages or files
  9. 22. logging The collecting and storing of data at regular fixed intervals over a period of time
  10. 25. question Questions where the person can give any answer
  11. 26. interface The way the user interacts with the computer
  12. 28. question Questions where the answers are limited and the response has to be one of the options given
  13. 29. key This uniquely identifies each record in a database table and cannot be duplicated
  14. 31. A column in a database table
Down
  1. 1. Web pages that people who read them to edit and add content to them
  2. 2. The person who wants a new system
  3. 4. Audio and video files downloaded from the Internet - usually updated daily or weekly
  4. 5. Checking that data entered is correct and matches the source of data
  5. 6. A check by the software to ensure that data input is sensible
  6. 7. features Features that appear in many different types of software applications
  7. 8. Areas of a page that change when the mouse hovers or clicks on them
  8. 10. study An investigation to decide whether it is worth proceeding with a project or not
  9. 11. Matching readings from a sensor against a known scale
  10. 12. Data that has been processed by the computer to give it meaning or context
  11. 13. Garbage in garbage out
  12. 17. of logging The total length of time that data is being recorded
  13. 20. check A validation check to ensure data has been entered into a field
  14. 21. list When you enter data the software looks through a list to find a match
  15. 23. check A validation technique that checks that data input is of a specified data type
  16. 24. networking Contacting other people over the Internet
  17. 27. A row in a database table
  18. 30. merge Combining information from a database into a letter to produce personalised letters