Created by Amar Jawhar
almost 7 years ago
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Question | Answer |
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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