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Glossary

blog An online journal or personal writing accomplishments for a particular job, with
platform. each section organized into skill areas, fol-
lowed by a summary of your work history.
blogosphere The worldwide community of
bloggers. compound interest Interest that is applied
to the principal balance of a loan or invest-
browser cookie A computer file containing ment plus any interest that has accrued.
a small piece of data that is stored in a web
browser while (and sometimes after) a user computer network A group of computers
is browsing the website. It records informa- that connects with other computer networks
tion about the user and the user’s activity on and individual electronic devices, so each
the site. Also known as a tracking cookie. computer can send and receive information
to and from other computers and peripheral
budget What you plan to spend in each of devices.
your spending categories. You can create a
budget on the back of an envelope or in an computer virus A software program that,
Excel spreadsheet. when installed on a computer, creates copies
of itself and often modifies other computer
bytes Pronounced “bites,” measurements programs or files or performs harmful activi-
of the size or capacity of a computer file and ties such as destroying data or damaging
the computer memory or storage devices. computer hardware. When such a program
is installed, it is said to “infect” the computer.
career fair An event held by companies,
groups of employers, local communities, computer worm A type of malware that
government agencies, school districts, and scans your computer for holes or openings
other organizations to find qualified job in your security system. The worm enters
candidates. Also called job fair. through one of these holes and, on a com-
puter network, can copy itself from machine
Career Services The Ashford University to machine.
career services center, which offers digi-
tal resources and guidance related to skill Constellation The e-reading platform that
set identification, career exploration, self- houses digital textbooks for Ashford Univer-
promotion, and networking with others in sity courses.
this new digital world. You can reach the
center through a link in your current class, cookie profiling The use of browser cook-
by phone at (866) 974-5700 (ext. 20057), ies to track personal information about a
by e-mail at careerservices@ashford.edu or user who visits a website and to create a
online at http://www.ashford.edu/student record of that user’s activity online; this
_services/careerservices.htm. record is commonly used by marketers, so
they can market products and services to the
cloud storage Also known as “the cloud,” user more effectively the next time he or she
storage on the Internet and remote servers. visits the website.

collective intelligence The ability to col- cover letter A document that accompanies
laborate with others on the web. a résumé or curriculum vitae that sum-
marizes your career objectives, explains
combination functional and reverse what you can bring to the organization or
chronological résumé A document company, and should persuade the reader to
that focuses on your relevant skills and invite you for an interview.

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