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Flashcards by Emma-Hope Newitt, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Emma-Hope Newitt
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Globalisation | The increasing integration of economies and societies around the world, particularly through international trade. |
| Wiki | A type of website that encourages collaboration by allowing users to add, edit and remove content. |
| Streaming | Content that is sent in compressed form over the internet and played by the viewer in real time. User does not have to wait for this to download, the media is sent in a continuous stream of data and is played as it arrives. |
| Hardware | The physical parts of a computer system e.g. CPU, RAM, CD Drive. |
| High Definition Media Interface (HDMI) | Required for connecting devices to show high-definition videos. |
| Microchip | A miniature electronic circuit used to control computers and most other electronic devices. |
| Peer-to-peer (P2P) | Sharing files among groups of people who are logged on to a file-sharing network. |
| Hacker | Someone who gains unauthorised access to a computer in order to obtain data stored on it. |
| Disaster Recovery | The policies and procedures that a company or organisation has in place so it can carry on with normal business after a disaster, such as a major ICT failure or fire etc. |
| Plagiarism | Copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own. |
| Bluetooth | Allows the exchange of data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices. In order for devices to communicate they must be able to understand Bluetooth rules (protocols). |
| Emoticon | The use of icons or text to portray mood or facial expressions e.g. =) is happy and =( is sad. |
| Public Domain | Materials that are available for anyone to use for any purpose (not subject to laws of copyright). |
| Trojan | A program that appears legitimate but which performs harmful activity when it is run (virus). |
| Cyber Cafe | A cafe or coffee shop that has a number of personal computers connected to the internet and available for the use by customers. Most charge by the hour or fraction of an hour. |
| Broadband | A high-speed connection to the internet. |
| Internet Service Provider (ISP) | A company that provides Internet access to it's customers. |
| Upload | Transfer a file from your computer to a central computer e.g. Your ISP |
| Multifunctional | Having the ability to do many different things using the same device. |
| Outsourcing | Using an external service provider to carry out a business function. |
| Future Proofing | Anticipating future developments when you buy something in the hope that it will not go out of date quickly. |
| Geotag | To attach the exact geographical coordinates of longitude and latitude to a digital image, giving the location of where it was taken. |
| Bandwidth | The amount of data that can fit through the internet connection. |
| Hotspot | A venue that offers a Wi-Fi internet connection. Many are located in hotels and restaurants and lots of them are free. |
| Compatible | The ability of a device to communicate and share information with another device. |
| Spyware | Software that can be installed on your computer without your knowledge, which collects information about logins and passwords and sends details to another computer on the internet. |
| Encryption | For security, data is translated into a secret code according to a set of rules in a special 'key'. To convert the data back into plain text, the receiver must also have the key. |
| Metadata | Provides information about the content of a digital item, e.g. Each digital image from a digital camera has a file attached listing such things as data, time, camera and shutter speed. |
| Download | Transfer of a file e.g. A video from a central computer to your computer. |
| Real Time | The actual time during which something takes place, without noticeable delays. |
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