PowerMax Realty

Glossary of Terms:

1. Options:

A set of criteria that a user can use for a search of a listing. For example: price of a house, # of bedrooms, etc.

2. Listing:

A place that is up for sale or rent where a user may want to live. For example: a house, condo or apartment. A listing includes information such as price, style, location, etc.

3. Access level:

Certain functions are activated depending on whether a user is a buyer, realtor or Administrator. For example: realtors can make an offer on a house, but a buyer cannot.

4. Modify:

Change some aspect of a file. For example: an administrator can reassign a listing to another realtor

5. Administrator:

A user that supports the system, as well as has access to certain functions that a realtor or buyer does not, such as changing realtors on a listing.

6. Pop-up Window:

A small screen that "pops-up" (or partly overlaps) the screen that a user is currently using.

7. Hits:

Listing that appear after a search is initiated that match the user's search criteria

8. Context-Sensitive Help:

A help system that will directly appeal to the user currently in a screen.

9. Greyed Out:

De-activated, will not work.

10. Reference #:

Each listing will have it's own personal number, and the data base will use this number to search for a listing.

11. Offer:

Amount that a user is willing to pay to buy a given listing.