Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ICT Theory (Edexcel)
- RSI & RICKETS
- Repetitive Strain Injury describes the pain felt in the muscles due
to repetitive movement
- Rickets - a condition that affects bone development, causing bone to become
weak, meaning children are more likely to fracture their bones
- SPAM
- The sending of unwanted messages (usually
advertising) in large numbers
- PHISHING
- An attempt to gain personal information (usernames, credit card details,
passwords etc.) for malicious purposes
- PHONE NETWORK
- A communications network used for phone calls between at least
two parties (a caller and a recipient)
- COVERAGE
- How strong your connection is, depending on your
location
- FIREWALL
- A security system that controls incoming and
outgoing network traffic
- ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
- A program that is used to prevent, detect and
remove malicious software
- COOKIE
- A piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's web
browser whilst they browse, commonly used by retailers
- SOCIAL NETWORKING
- ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
- ADVANTAGE: Good for business, businesses can advertise their products to certain demographics,
particularly teens because they make up a major proportion of social media's
population
- DISADVANTAGE: Can decrease face to face communication skills, provide people with an excuse to be rude and
causes distractions from work with a constant sream of notifications.
- WIKI
- An online database that is developed collaboratively
by a community of users
- Anyone can be add and edit content meaning that wikis aren't the most
reliable source to get information from
- INTERNET FORUM
- An online discussion site where people communicate through posted messages
- A single discussion is called a 'thread'
- Subforums can contain several topics