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Find the meaning of 6 words related to IT
Amar Jawhar
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RSI Repetitive Strength Injury - a painful condition which causes the tendons in the wrists and lower arms to become inflamed
Identify Theft Someone who is obtaining information illegally like: phone numbers, emails, full names etc
Hosted Software is hosted and managed by the software manufacturer or a third-party vendor
Cloud Computing a computing infrastructure and software model for enabling ubiquitous access to shared pools of configurable resources
Bandwith a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal
Latency the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer
Broadband a network which can carry multiple channels of data. Each channel can carry a different signal e.g. moving images, sound or text.
Buffering is a region of a physical memory storage used to temporarily store data while it is being moved from one place to another
Card Code Verification (CCV) is an anti-fraud security feature to help verify that you are in possession of your credit card. (for example the 3-digit number on your debit card)
Compatible is the capacity for two systems to work together without having to be altered to do so
Biometric to measure and analyse some human characteristic in order to correctly identify an individual
Blog a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style
Blue Jacking stealing people's data etc. using bluetooth
Acceptable use policy (AUP) is a document stipulating constraints and practices that a user must agree to for access to a corporate network or the Internet
Computer Misuse Act to access a computer without permission
Copyright the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material
Data acts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Debit Card a card allowing the holder to transfer money electronically from their bank account when making a purchase
Digital Divide the gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not
Digital Economy Act is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Digital Rights Management is a systematic approach to copyright protection for digital media
Dongle a small device able to be connected to and used with a computer, especially to allow access to wireless broadband or use of protected software
Data Protection Act legal control over access to and use of data stored in computers
Download an act or process of downloading data
DVD a type of compact disc able to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audiovisual material
E-commerce commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet
Electronic waste (e-waste) discarded electrical or electronic devices
Encryption the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access
Ergonomics the science of designing a job, equipment and/or workplace to fit the worker
Etiquette set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums
Firewall protect (a network or system) from unauthorized access with a firewall
Flash Memory Card a small storage device that uses nonvolatile semiconductor memory to store data on portable or remote computing devices
Fraud any act using computers, the Internet, Internet devices, and Internet services to defraud people, companies, or government agencies of money, revenue, or Internet access
Geotag an electronic tag that assigns a geographical location to a photograph or video, a posting on a social media website, etc
Globalisation the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
GPS radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world
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