Flashcards
definitions
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- 1WANWide Area Network
- 2LANLocal Area Network That Covers A Broad Area
- 3Input DeviceInput Devices Include Keyboards, Mice, Scanners, Digital Cameras And Joysticks.
- 4Output DeviceA device that projects information out of a computer such as a monitor computer and projecter.
- 5IP AddressIP Address Is A Code Which Separates Computers From Other Computers With A Simple Code.
- 6FireWireA Standard High-Performance Serial Bus For Connecting Digital Devices Together Or To A Computer.
- 7GPSGlobal Positioning System Which Helps Find Where People Are.
- 8USBUniversal Serial Bus is the most popular connection used to connect a computer to devices such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, and external hard drives.
- 9Security KeyA Password For A WLAN
- 10SD CardAn SD Card (Secure Digital Card) is an ultra small flash memory card designed to provide high-capacity memory in a small size. SD cards are used in many small portable devices such as digital video camcorders, digital cameras, handheld computers, audio players and mobile phones.
- 11voIPvoice over internet protocol using the internet to make phone calls.
- 12BluetoothBluetooth Is A Connection Which Helps Phones And Computers Interconnect With Each Other.
- 13SSIDSSID is simply the technical term for a network name. When you set up a wireless home network, you give it a name to distinguish it from other networks in your neighbourhood.
- 14DMSdiary management software is when you manage your diary with calendars
- 15CCTVClose Circuit Television
- 16WI-FIa facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
- 17WEPWired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol, specified in the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standard, that is designed to provide a wireless local area network with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually expected of a wired LAN.
- 18remote workingwhen a person works from home on a laptop smartphone
- 19optical storageOptical storage is the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light, usually a beam of laser light precisely focused on a spinning disc. An older example, that does not require the use of computers, is microform.
- 20DoSDOS (Disk Operating System) was the first widely-installed operating system for personal computers.
- 21data capture formdesigned to collecting specific data
- 22encryptionEncryption is the most effective way to achieve data security. To read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password
- 23GUIgraphical user interface is a type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation, as opposed to text-based interfaces,
- 24foruma meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.
- 25phishingthe fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, online.
- 26radio buttonsan icon representing one of a set of options, only one of which can be selected at any time.
- 27passwordsecret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to a place.
"if you don't know the password you can't come i - 28data userA data user is someone who controls the collection, holding, processing, or the use of the data
- 29information commissionerThe role of Information Commissioner differs from nation to nation. Most commonly it is a title given to a government regulator in the fields of freedom of information and the protection of personal data in the widest sense. The office often functions as a specialist ombudsman service.
- 30peer to peer file transferP2P file sharing allows users to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content.
- 31NFCNFC, or near-field communication, is an easy and intuitive technology that allows you to use your mobile phone for special purposes