
Bandwidth:
The amount of data your connection to the
internet can carry over a unit of time. Usually in KiloBytes per second![]()
Benefits: Compensation for work in addition to regular pay. It is usually things such as health and dental insurance
Clerical: Work involving record keeping, money counting, and filing documents. It is not however, direct sales to the customer
I9 Form: A document proving you are a resident of the United States. Usually businesses request two forms of identification, a driver's license and a social security card.
INS: Immigration and Naturalization Service, a government organization which keeps track of alien workers and issues work permits. It also grants people citizenship.
Interactive: A form of computing where the user and computer simulate a human to human exchange of information through things such as audio and video, with answers and replies.
Internship: Colleges place undergraduates in job positions related to their majors to give them real world experience before graduation.
Minimum Wage: The government requires you pay most workers a minimum of $4.75, but it is currently on a schedule to increase.
Module: A standardized unit of related parts**
Quota: Some businesses are required to hire a certain number of people from various ethnic backgrounds to fulfill government standards
Resume:
A summary, especially of a person's achievements**
Salary: Compensation for work** (Usually based on a "per year" scale)
Small Business: A non incorporated business run by a single group of people, employing a small number of people.
SBA: Small Business Association is a federal organization dedicated to starting and maintaining small businesses. They do a great deal of obtaining loans for small businesses and providing them with information needed to run your business day to day.
Soc. Sec. Card: An official federal government document with a distinct number
USENET: A part of the internet that includes various news groups you can post to and read messages from
W4 Form: A federal document used to specify how much money you are to have withheld from your paycheck for Federal Income Tax
Wage: A rate of payment for work** (Usually done in dollars per hour)
** Taken from "Webster's Handy College Dictionary." Nal Penguin Incorporated. New York. 1981.