ITGS Vocabulary Key Terms

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Objectives:

  • You must be able explain in your own words the following key terms.
  • You should also be able to give an example of each term, as well as when and where each term is used.

Key terms: Social & Ethical Issues

  • reliability
  • integrity
  • security
  • privacy
  • anonymity
  • authenticity
  • intellectual property
  • equality of access
  • control
  • globalization
  • cultural diversity
  • policies
  • standards
  • people and machines

Hardware

  • data
  • information
  • input devices
  • output devices
  • processing
  • storage
  • memory
  • MHz
  • dpi
  • bit
  • KB
  • MB
  • GB
  • TB
  • ASCII
  • compatibility
  • OCR
  • OMR
  • bar code
  • baud
  • encryption/decryption
  • virus
  • Trojan horse
  • worm
  • platform
  • peripheral

Networks

  • LAN
  • WAN
  • client
  • server
  • Ethernet
  • access
  • access permissions
  • login
  • password
  • firewall
  • sysadmin
  • UPS
  • EDI