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3D: 3D Modeling (three-dimensional) (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
also called ray tracing, utilizes sophisticated software graphics tools to create realistic 3D models that can be rotated and viewed from any angle in a virtual environmentAccess points: Access points (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Access points are essentially routers with the capability of wirelessly connecting to Wi-Fi equipped devices. The access point sends and receives signals to and from computers on the wireless local area network or WLAN(pronounced W-lan).accessible computing: Accessible Computing (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
the provision of equal access to computers and information technology for individuals with disabilitiesad wars: Ad Wars (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
Ad blockers block online ads, but companies use techniques to get ads past the blockers, but shortly thereafter updates come out to counter those actionsaddictions, computer: Computer addictions (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the compulsive use of digital technologies such as the Internet, video games, online gambling, and pornographyAI: AI: Artificial intelligence (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
refers to the art and science of creating computer systems that simulate human thought and behaviorAI methods: Artificial intelligence methodologies (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
consist of the various approaches to AI research that generally fall under one of two categories: conventional AI or computational intelligenceAI questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
What have you learned?ai tools: AI Tools (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
Additional generative AI toolsai tools2: AI Tools 2 (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
Additional generative AI toolsAJAX: AJAX (Lesson:
Software)
   
Based on JavaScript, used mostly for client-side web programmingalice: Alice: Introduction to Programming(Lesson:
Software)
   
Alice programs creates 3D AnimationALU: ALU: Arithmetic/Logic Unit (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Contains the circuits that carry out instructions, such as mathematical and logical operations.animation: Animation (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
involves displaying digital images in rapid succession to create the illusion of motionantivirus software: Antivirus software (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Antivirus software, also known as virus protection software, uses several techniques to find malware on
a computer system; remove it if possible; and keep additional malware from infecting the system.API: API: Application Programming Interface (Lesson:
Software)
   
a set of programming tools specifically designed for developing apps for a particular platformapp: App, Application (Lesson:
Software)
   
software goes by many names, including applications, apps, and programs architecture: Architecture (Network) (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
defines the manner in which devices connect and communicate with each other over a networkarithmetic operation: Arithmetic Operation (Lesson:
Software)
   
The ability to carry out math equations with variablesarray: Array (Lesson:
Software)
   
A collection, or list of variablesArtificial intelligence: AI: Artificial intelligence (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
refers to the art and science of creating computer systems that simulate human thought and behaviorASCII: ASCII (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
American Standard Code for Information Interchange is digital representation for of all the characters on a computer keyboardattribute: Attribute (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a characteristic of an entity, such as ID number. The specific value of an attribute, called a data item – such as R2D2, can be found in the fields of the record describing an entity.augmented reality: Augmented Reality (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
displays computer-generated images or information over objects viewed in real time and spaceautonomous vehicles: Autonomous Vehicles (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
any vehicle that operates autonomously, without the aid of a humanB2B: B2B: Business-to-Business (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
supports transactions between businesses across private networks, the Internet, and the webB2C: B2C: Business-to-Consumer (etail) (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
uses the web or mobile apps to connect individual consumers directly with commercial sellersbackbone: Backbone (internet) (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
consists of mostly fiber-optic cables that span the globe over land and undersea to provide connections between individuals, companies, organizations, and governmentsbase: Base in number systems (Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
The base is the set of digits to represent a number. Base 10 (the usual human number system) has 10 digits: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. The place values are powers of 10: 1, 10, 100, 1000 etc.Bayesian network: Bayesian network (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
sometimes called a belief network, is a form of conventional AI that uses a graphical model to represent a set of variables and their relationships and dependenciesbehavior based: Behavior-based AI (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
a form of conventional AI that is popular in programming robotsbehavioral targeting: Behavioral Targeting (Lesson:
Privacy)
   
uses information about a person’s behavior to inform businesses and marketers so that they can offer products that are likely to be of interest to that personBerners Lee system: Berners-Lee’s System (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
linked together documents to allow navigation from one document to related documentsbig data: Big Data (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
refers to the huge amount of data being collected and stored and to the process of drawing useful information from that databinary: Binary (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
base 2 has digits 0 and 1binary system: Binary Numbers: 0 and 1(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
The binary system is base 2binary system, drill: Drill: Convert binary to decimal(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Practice converting binary numbers to decimalbinary to decimal: Convert binary to decimal: Video(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
This video demonstrates converting decimal to binary. 5 minutesbinary to hexadecimal, convert: Converting Binary to Hexadecimal(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
This video demonstrates converting binary to hex.binary to hexadecimal, drill: Drill: Convert binary to hexadecimal(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Practice converting binary to hexadecimalBiometrics: Biometrics authentication method (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Biometrics is the science and technology of authentication by scanning and measuring a person’s unique
physical features (“something about you”). Fingerprints, facial characteristics, retinal patterns, and voice
patterns are commonly used in biometrics.BIOS: BIOS: Basic Input/Output System (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
The BIOS stores information about your hardware configuration along with the boot program.bit: Bit (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
A Bit: Binary Digit can have one of two values, usually represented as 0 or 1.bitcoin: Bitcoin (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
Bitcoin is a digital currency introduced in 2008 to replace the common currencies of the worldbitmap: Bitmap (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
a bitmap image contains a grid of information about the color of each pixelblog: Blog (Web Log) (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
a website created to express one (or more) individual’s views on a given topicbluetooth: Bluetooth (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
enables a wide assortment of digital devices to communicate directly with each other wirelessly over short distancesbot: Bot (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
automated programbotnet: botnet, or botnet army (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A botnet, or botnet army, refers to a collection of computers autonomously or automatically working
together toward some goal; these are often zombie computers that are synchronized to perform illegal
activities on the Internet.bridge: Bridge (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Connects two or more network segments, as a repeater does; a bridge also helps to regulate network trafficbroadband: Broadband / High-Speed Internet (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
a connection providing download speeds of 6 Mbps (megabits per second) up to over 100 Mbpsbrowser: Browser (Web Browser) (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
requests webpages from web servers, interprets the HTML code in the webpage that is delivered, and displays the content as defined by the HTMLbus: bus (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
electrical pathways on the motherboard that connect the components.business: Some necessary software(Lesson:
Software)
business intelligence: Business Intelligence and Analytics (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
technologies that are used to gather and report information that supports business decision makingbusiness systems: Business Systems (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
computer-based information systems that provide organizations with valuable information in a timely and effective mannerBYOD: BYOD: Bring Your Own Device (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
A trend where employees are bringing devices to work and pressuring employers to support them.byte: Byte (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
a group of eight bits. One byte can represent any key on a keyboard.C: C (Lesson:
Software)
   
General-purpose language popular on UNIX and Linux platformsC++: C++ (Lesson:
Software)
   
General-purpose language that uses objectsC2C: C2C: Consumer-to-Consumer (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
also called peer-to-peer, C2C ecommerce uses the web to connect individuals who wish to sell to other individualscable: Cable Modem (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Provides Internet access to PCs and computer networks over a cable television networkcache: Cache (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
A temporary storage area for frequently accessed or recently accessed data; speeds up the operation of the computer; size measured in megabytes (MB)careers questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
What have you learned?case based: Case-based reasoning (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
an area of conventional AI in which the AI software maintains a library of problem cases and solutionscellular carrier: Cellular Carrier (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
a company that builds and maintains a cellular network and provides cell phone service to the publiccellular device: Cellular Device (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Cellular network carriers provide several options for connecting computers to the Internetcellular network: Cellular Network (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
a wide area network in which a geographic area is divided into cells, with a transceiver antenna (tower) and station at the center of each cell, to support wireless mobile communicationscellular plan: Cellular Plan (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
defines the terms of service provided by a cellular carrier to which a cellular user subscribeschatGPT: Using chatGPT(Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
Using ChatGPT to get advice on how to get good grades in collegechildren internet protection: Children’s Internet Protection Act (2000) (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
requires schools and libraries that receive federal funding for technology to implement content filteringchip: Chip, short for microchip (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Developed in 1950s, it integrated multiple transistors into a single module called an integrated circuit.circuit: Circuit (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
A circuit is created by combining transistors, and sometimes other components, in a manner that accomplishes a specific taskclient server: Client/Server (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
a network architecture in which one computer or program (the client) makes a service request from another computer or program (the server) that provides the serviceclock: Clock Speed (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Speed of the processor’s internal clock, which dictates how fast the processor can process data; usually measured in GHz (gigahertz, or billions of pulses per second)cloud: Cloud Computing (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
migration of storage, software, and services from user devices—including corporate servers, personal computers, and mobile devices—to Internet serverscloud computing: Cloud Computing (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
delivers a variety of computing resources from the Internet as a service for free or for a fee, to relieve users from the burden of installing, maintaining, and securing those resources themselvescloud models: Cloud Models (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
There are several cloud models that serve various environments, including private clouds, community clouds, public clouds, and hybrid cloudscloud services: Cloud Services (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
include computing services provided over the Internet in three categories: infrastructure, platform, and application.CMYK: CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
printed color uses the CMYK color model to define colorscoaxial: Coaxial (Cable) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
An inner conductor wire surrounded by insulation, a conductive shield, and a cover used for cable TV and other applicationscoder: programmer (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
develops code used to create software programs designed to tell computers how to process information and perform specific taskscoding: Coding (Lesson:
Software)
   
same as computer programming, or programmingcolor: Color(Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
Experiment with RGB Colorscommunication app: Communication App (Lesson:
Software)
   
support communication between people and groups through text, voice, and videocomparison operation: Comparison Operation (Lesson:
Software)
   
the ability to compare data using comparison operators such as < computational intelligence: Computational intelligence (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
an offshoot of AI that employs methodologies such as neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary computation to set up a system whereby the software can develop intelligence through an iterative learning processcomputer: Computer (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
A digital electronics device that combines hardware and software to accept the input of data and then process and store the data to produce some useful output.computer addictions: Computer addictions (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the compulsive use of digital technologies such as the Internet, video games, online gambling, and pornographycomputer based violence: Computer-based violence (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
acts of interactive simulated violence provided by computer gamescomputer ethics: Computer Ethics (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
the responsible use of computers in all contexts and applications, by individuals, organizations, and governmentscomputer network architect: Computer network architect (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
designs, builds, and maintains complex computer data networkscomputer programmer: programmer (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
develops code used to create software programs designed to tell computers how to process information and perform specific taskscomputer research scientist: Computer and information research scientist (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
develops new ways to use computer technology and improve existing computing technologycomputer vision: Computer vision (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
combines hardware and AI software that permit computers to capture, store, and interpret visual images and picturesconditional: Conditional Statement (Lesson:
Software)
   
the ability to choose different operations depending on a conditioncontent filtering: Content Filtering (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
use to set rules and define what is allowable, such as parental controls, or to block child pornographycontext aware: Context-Aware Computing (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
software that uses artificial intelligence to provide services based on environmental contextconventional AI: Conventional AI (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
also called symbolic AI, logical AI, or neat AI—uses programming that emphasizes statistical analysis to calculate the probability of various outcomescookie: Cookie (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
small text file placed on a user’s computer by a web server in order to identify the user whenever he or she returns to visit a websitecopyright: Copyright (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
Protects the words, music, and other expressions for the life of the copyright holder plus 70 yearsCPU: CPU (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
Central Processing Unit: sometimes refered to as the heart of the computer.CPU: : CPU: Central Processing Unit (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
a group of circuits that perform the processing in a computer, typically in one integrated circuit called a microprocessorCPU: components: CPU Components (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
The CPU is made up of many components. The main ones are Control unit, Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU), Registers, Cache, Clock speedcreativity app: Creativity App (Lesson:
Software)
   
any software that assists people in creating items of value like art, music, video, or softwareCRM: CRM: Customer Relationship Management (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
use of information systems to store detailed information on prospective, current, and past customers to improve customer service and support targeted marketingCSS: CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
allows easy application of visual styles for fonts, colors, layouts, and other page attributes to create visual themes for webpages and sitescyberwarfare: Cyberwarfare (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Cyberwarfare extends traditional forms of warfare to the Internet and the web, including espionage,
psychological warfare, and attacks.Data backup: Data backup (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Data backup is a process in which copies of important computer files are stored in a safe place to guard
against data loss.data center: Data Center (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a climate-controlled room, building, or buildings that houses servers storing and delivering information and servicesdata dictionary: Data Dictionary (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
provides a detailed description of each field and table in a databasedata hierarchy: Data Hierarchy (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
refers to the manner in which data in a database is organized into sequential levels of detaildata integrity: Data Integrity (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
refers to the quality of data: the degree to which it is accurate and up to datedata mining: Data Mining (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
the process of extracting information from a data warehousedata questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Big Data)
   
What have you learned?data warehouse: Data Warehouse (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a very large database that holds information from a variety of sourcesdatabase: Database (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a collection of organized data, of integrated and related files or tablesdatabase tools: Database Tools (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
include software and techniques for analyzing, maintaining, and manipulating data in a databaseDBMS: DBMS: Database Management System (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
consists of a group of programs that manipulate the data within a database, providing an interface between the database and the user or between the database and application programsdecimal: Decimal (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
The number system used by humans: base 10 has digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9decimal, binary, hexadecimal table: Decimal, Binary and Hexadecimal(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Conversion tabledecimal system: Decimal system(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
The decimal system is base 10.decimal to binary, drill: Drill: Convert decimal to binary(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Practice converting binary numbers to decimaldevice driver: Device Driver (Lesson:
Software)
   
software that is installed for each device connected to a PC, which allows the OS to communicate with that devicedial up: Dial-Up Modem (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Provides narrowband Internet connections over phone linesdigital assistant: Digital Assistant (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Streamlined interfaces like Apple’s Siri, Google Now, Amazon’s Alexa, and Microsoft’s Cortanadigital audio: Digital Audio (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
any type of sound, including voice, music, and sound effects, recorded and stored digitally as a series of 1s and 0sdigital camera: Digital Camera (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
a camera that captures photographs, and sometimes video, and stores them digitally rather than on filmdigital certificate: digital certificate (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A digital certificate, also called an SSL certificate, is a type of electronic business card that is attached
to Internet transaction data to verify the sender of the data.digital divide: Digital Divide (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
the social and economic gap between those who have access to computers and the Internet and those who do notdigital etiquette: Digital Etiquette/Netiquette (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
using digital technologies in a manner that is respectful to othersdigital graphics: Digital Graphics (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
digital media applications that support creating, editing, and viewing 2D and 3D images and animationdigital life: Digital Life (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the influence of digital technologies on the manner in which people live their livesdigital literacy: Digital literacy (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
Digital literacy refers to an understanding of how computers represent different types of data with digits and how the usefulness of that representation assists people in leading productive lives.digital media: Digital Media (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
refers to digital technologies of all kinds that serve and support digital publishing and broadcasting, and digital audio, video, and graphicsdigital music player: Digital Music Player (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
a mobile or desktop device that plays digital music that is stored on the device or streamed from a computer or the Internetdigital photography: Digital Photography (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
a form of photography that captures, stores, and manipulates photographs digitally as a series of 1s and 0sdigital publications: Digital Publications (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
include eBooks, electronic magazines, online newspapers, blogs, and other forms of traditional publishing that have moved onlinedigital signal: Digital Signal (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
designed to carry computer data, which is digitally represented as bitsdigital technology questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
What have you learned?digital video: Digital Video (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
stores a progression of digital photographs and displays them at 24 to 30 photos, or frames, per second (fps) to give the illusion of a smoothly flowing scenedigitize: Digitize (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
transform information into a digital representation.distracted driving: Distracted Driving (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
when drivers focus on their cell phones or other distractions rather than on the roaddistributed workforce: Distributed Workforce (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
DMCA: DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
a U.S. copyright law designed to reduce illegal digital media copying by criminalizing the production, distribution, and use of technologies designed to circumvent DRM technologiesdomain name system: DNS: Domain Name System (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
maintains a database of all domain names and IP addresses used on the Internet and acts like a phonebookDRCS: DRCS: Distributed Revision Control Systems (Lesson:
Software)
   
important tools for groups of developers working together to create and improve softwareDRM: DRM: Digital Rights Management (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
technology that protects digital forms of intellectual property by restricting the number of devices and applications on which a file can be opened and the number of times that the file can be copiedDSL: DSL: Digital Subscriber Line (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Similar to a cable modem but provides high-speed Internet service over telephone linese-notation, drill: Drill: Value of e notation(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Practice writing e notation in normal format.e-waste: E-waste (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
E-waste refers to discarded digital electronics devices and components.eBooks: eBooks (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
books published in a digital format and viewed online or with special eBook software on a reading device—an eReader, smartphone, tablet, or PCecommerce: Ecommerce: electronic commerce (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
refers to systems that support electronically executed business transactionseCommerce questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
What have you learned?ecosystem: Technology Ecosystems (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
Different types of devices are designed to work together.education: Education, Online (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
refers to websites designed to educate or support education and trainingelectronic communication: Electronic Communication (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
Includes asynchronous such as email and text messaging as well as synchronous such video or phoneembedded systems: Embedded Systems (Lesson:
Software)
   
hardwired into a computer component, such as ROM or flash memory, to control a special-purpose computeremoji: Emoji (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
pictures from punctuation, like (-;Encryption: Encryption is a security technique (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Encryption is a security technique that uses high-level mathematical functions and computer algorithms
to encode data so that it is unintelligible to all but the sender and recipient.energy star: Energy Star (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
The Energy Star program was created in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inspire energy conservation in electronics products.enterprise systems: Enterprise Systems (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
information systems designed to support all or most of the functions of an enterpriseentertainment app: Entertainment App (Lesson:
Software)
   
any apps that are used for enjoyable leisure time activities, including listening to music; watching TV, videos, and movies; reading books and magazines; and playing gamesentity: Entity (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a generalized class of people, places, or things (objects) for which data is collected, stored, and maintained. Entities are represented as tables in a database.ePayment: ePayment: electronic payment (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
electronic payment systems based on new technologies designed to do away with cash, credit cards, and walletsERD: ERD: Entity Relationship Diagram (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
illustrates relationships between tables in a databaseergonomics: Ergonomics (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the study of designing the work environment and positioning computer equipment in a healthy mannerERP: ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning System (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
integrates all data processing in a corporation (enterprise) into one unified systemethics: Ethics (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
a branch of philosophy that deals with issues of moralityethics questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Ethics)
   
What have you learned?excel1: Introduction to Excel(Lesson:
Software)
excel2: Excel: Adding Equations(Lesson:
Software)
excel3: Excel: Adding Graphs(Lesson:
Software)
expert system: ES: expert system (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
a form of conventional AI that is programmed to function like a human expert in a particular field or areaFCC: FCC: Federal Communications Commission (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
assigns different frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum for different uses in the United Statesfiber optic: Fiber-Optic (Cable) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Consists of thousands of strands of glass or plastic bound together in a sheathing; transmits signals with light beamsfield: Field (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
the smallest practical unit in most databases: typically a name, number, or combination of characters that in some way describes an aspect of an objectfile management: File Management (Lesson:
Software)
   
the physical and logical storage system and practices provided for managing data on a computerfile system permissions: Permissions, or file system permissions (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Permissions, or file system permissions, refers to the specific access privileges afforded to each
network user and each system resource in terms of which files, folders, and drives each user can read,
write, and execute.financial services: Financial Services, Online (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
support money management, loans, investments, and transactions for individuals, businesses, and organizationsfirewall: firewall (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A firewall is network hardware or software that examines data packets flowing in and sometimes out of a
network or computer in order to filter out packets that are potentially dangerous.firmware: Firmware (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
programs and data from the computer manufacturer, including the boot process used to start the computer.format-pictures: Format pictures in Word(Lesson:
Software)
   
Video on wrapping text around picturefree speech: Freedom of speech (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
the ability of a person to publicly speak or publish any thought without legal constraints or repercussionsfree speech questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
What have you learned?FSB: FSB: front front-side bus (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
The most important bus on a PC motherboard is the front front-side bus, or FSB. FSB speed is important and is typically listed with the specifications of a computer.gateway: Gateway (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
A network point that acts as an entrance to another networkgeographic information: GIS: Geographic Information System (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
captures, manages, analyzes, and displays geographically referenced information, often utilizing mapsGithub: Github (Lesson:
Software)
   
One popular DRCS: Distributed Revision Control Systemsglobalization: Globalization (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
refers to changes in societies and the world economy, resulting from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchangegovernmental computer ethics: Governmental Computer Ethics (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
a government’s responsibility to create laws to protect citizens from unethical computer use and provide citizens with equal access to computers and information technologies as well as their benefitsGPS: GPS: Global Positioning System (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
uses satellites to pinpoint the location of objects on earthgreen computing: Green Computing (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
efforts to utilize environmentally conscious practices in the manufacturing and use of digital technologiesGUI: GUI: Graphical User Interface (Lesson:
Software)
   
uses a keyboard and mouse, touch screen, joystick, or other pointing device to manipulate graphics images on the display to issue commands to the computer system (pronounced "gooey")hacker: hacker (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A hacker is an individual who subverts computer security without authorization.hacktivists: Hacker activists, or hacktivists (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
hack computer networks for a perceived righteous causehardware: Hardware, computer (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
the tangible parts of a computer or digital device and typically includes support for processing, storage, input, and output.hardware internet: Hardware (Internet) (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
Hardware, such as cables, satellites, and routers, transfers the packets of data that travel over the Internethexadecimal: Hexadecimal Numbers: Base 16(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
4 binary digits can be represented by 1 hex digit.hexadecimal to binary, convert: Converting Hexadecimal to Binary(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
This video show how to convert binary to hexadecimal.hexadecimal to binary, drill: Drill: Convert hexadecimal to binary(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Practice converting hexadecimal to binary.history internet: History (Internet) (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
In 1969, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) commissioned ARPANET for research into networkinghost: Host (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
An ecommerce host is a company that takes on some or all of the responsibility of setting up and maintaining an ecommerce website and system for a businesshtml: HTML (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
Basics of html to create a webpageHTML: HTML: Hypertext Markup Language (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
the primary markup language used to specify the formatting of a webpage, it is NOT a programming language.HTTP: HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
controls communication between web clients and servershub: Hub (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
A small electronic box used as a central point for connecting a series of computershyperlink: Hyperlink (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
an element in an online document—a word, phrase, or image—that, when clicked, opens a related online documentIANA: IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
responsible for managing URLs and IP addressesICANN: ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
manages Domain names and IP addresses, was under the control of the U.S. federal government until recently when it was released from U.S. control to operate as an international partnershipICT: Information and Communications Technology (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
(including the Internet and web)identity theft: Identity theft (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Identity theft is the criminal act of stealing information about a person to assume that person’s identity in
order to commit fraud or other crimes.imageEditor: Using an Image Editor(Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
Using an image editor with the command to make the weather stormyimmersive media: Immersive Media (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
digital media that involve user interaction for education, training, or entertainmentimpacts: Impacts: Social and environmental (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
refer to the consequences of computer use on society and the worldinfo app: Information Apps (Lesson:
Software)
   
provide useful information on a variety of topicsinformatics: Informatics (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
applies computer-based information system technologies to support traditional disciplines such as science and medicineinformation management: Information Management (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
software and computer-based systems dedicated to collecting, storing, and manipulating data in a manner that produces useful information on which to base decisionsinformation overload: Information Overload (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
inability to cope with the huge amount of informationinfrastructure: Infrastructure (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
In telecommunications, infrastructure refers to the hardware, software, and protocols that support telecommunicationsinput: Input (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
anything that a computer can collect and store.intellectual property: Intellectual Property (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
a product of the mind or intellect, includes the design of physical software, music, movies, designs, written stories, and ideasintellectual property questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
What have you learned?intellectual property rights: Intellectual Property Rights (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
concern the legal ownership and use of intellectual propertyInterior threats: Interior threats (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Interior threats are network security threats that originate from within a network, typically from registered
users.international business model: International Business Model (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
include methods of engaging in international business ranging from basic import/export to fully transnational businessesinternet: The Internet (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
the world’s largest public computer network—a network of networks that provides a vast array of services to individuals, businesses, and organizations around the worldinternet censorship: Internet Censorship (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
refers to the control of speech and other forms of expression over the Internet and web by a government or authorityinternet communications: Internet Communications (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
include text-based communications, voice, video, and others such as forumsinternet decency: Internet Decency (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
refers to efforts by governments and others to rid the Internet and web of content that they consider indecentinternet fraud: Internet fraud (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Internet fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving a person over the Internet in order to damage them
or to obtain property or services unlawfully.internet questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
The Internet)
   
What have you learned?Internet security: Internet security (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Internet security refers to the unique threats and defenses associated with computers connected to the
Internet.IoT: IoT: The Internet of Things (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
refers to the ability of physical objects to communicate over the Internet using embedded computing devicesIP address: IP Address (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
The Internet Protocol requires that all devices connected to the Internet have a unique IP address. An IP address is a unique 32- or 128-bit identifier for Internet users and hostsISP: ISP: Internet Service Provider (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
A company that provides individuals and organizations with access to the Internetiteration: Iteration (Lesson:
Software)
   
the ability to repeat an operation as long as a condition remains true; also called loopingJava: Java (Lesson:
Software)
   
General-purpose language that uses objects, used for developing Android appsjavascript: javascript (Lesson:
Software)
   
Used mostly for client-side web programmingjquery: Jquery (Lesson:
Software)
   
Based on JavaScript, used mostly for client-side web programmingkey: Key, database (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A database key is a field in a table used to identify a recordknowledge management: KM: Knowledge Management (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
assists an organization in capturing, storing, and distributing knowledge for use and reuse by the organization and sometimes othersLAN: LAN: Local Area Network (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
a privately-owned computer network that connects computers and devices within the same building or local geographic arealife, digital: Digital Life (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the influence of digital technologies on the manner in which people live their livesLinux: Linux (Lesson:
Software)
   
a free, open-source operating system for PCs, servers, and other types of computersMachine-level security: Machine-level security (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Machine-level security refers to actions taken to protect information on a computer that may or may not
be connected to a computer network or the Internet.magic trick: A Magic Trick using binary numbers (PDF file to download)(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Just for fun, print on heavy paper, cut out and enjoy!malware: Malware is short for "malicious software" (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
includes any software designed to damage, corrupt, or
illegally manipulate computer resources. Common forms include viruses, worms, and spyware.mCommerce: mCommerce (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
eCommerce carried out over mobile devicesmedia: Media (storage) (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
hard drives, DVDs, magnetic tape are slower but are not volatile.media questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
What have you learned?microwaves: Microwaves (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Waves sent at the high end of the radio spectrum, between 1 and 300 GHzmobile phone: Mobile Phone (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
the handset used by the subscriber to communicate on a cellular networkMoore's law: Moore's Law (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
states that the number of transistors on a chip will double about every two years.motherboard: Motherboard (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
the primary circuit board of a computer to which all components are connected, including the CPU.multiprocessing: Multiprocessing (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
also called parallel processing, is processing that occurs using more than one processing unit to increase productivity and performance.Natural Language Processing: NLP: Natural Language Processing (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
uses AI techniques to enable computers to generate and understand human languagesnet neutrality: Net Neutrality (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
a principle applied to high-speed Internet services, whereby all data is delivered to all users with equal prioritynetwork adapter: Network Adapter (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
A computer circuit board, PC card, or USB device installed in a computer so that the computer can be connected to a networknetwork administrators: network administrators (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
makes sure that users on various platforms are able to access the networkNetwork security: Network security (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Network security is concerned with addressing vulnerabilities and threats in computer networks that may
or may not be connected to the Internet.Network usage policy: Network usage policy (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A network usage policy is a document, agreement, or contract that defines acceptable and
unacceptable uses of computer and network resources for a business or organization.neural network: Neural Network/ Neural Net (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
uses software to simulate the functioning of the neurons in a human brainNIC: NIC: Network Interface Card (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
A circuit board or PC card that provides a port for the device to connect to a wired network with traditional network cablesNLP: NLP: Natural Language Processing (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
uses AI techniques to enable computers to generate and understand human languagesnormalization: Normalization (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
the process of correcting data problems or anomalies, ensuring that the database contains good datanumber systems, grouping: Number systems: grouping(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Quantities can be grouped in different ways.number systems quiz: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
What do you know about the number systems used in Computer Science?OCR: OCR: Optical Character Recognition (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
identifies the text in an image and transforms it to ASCII representation.octal: Octal (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
A number system: base 8 has digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7office suites: Office Suites (Lesson:
Software)
   
software collections that include a word processor, a spreadsheet app, presentation software, and sometime database and other useful softwareoffshoring: Offshoring (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
business practice that relocates an entire production line to another location, typically in another countryonline information: Online Information (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
information of all kinds that is delivered over the Internetonline marketing: Online Marketing (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
employs many strategies to make consumers aware of goods and services available for purchase onlineonline publications: Online Publications (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
Online newspapers and magazines include electronic versions of print newspapers and magazines as well as online-only publicationsOOP: OOP: Object-Oriented Programming (Lesson:
Software)
   
data, instructions, and other programming procedures are grouped together in reusable objectsOS: OS: Operating System (Lesson:
Software)
   
set of computer programs that runs or controls the computer hardware and acts as a user interfaceoutput: Output (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
the results of the processingoutsourcing: Outsourcing (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
refers to a business’ use of an outside company to take over portions of its workloadpatent: Patent (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
Protects an invention by giving the patent holder a monopoly on the use of the invention for 20 yearsPC: PC: Personal Computer (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
General-purpose computer designed to meet the many computing needs of one individual.PDA: PDA: Personal Digital Assistant (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
a program that draws from a knowledge base in order to answer questions and perform tasks for a personPerl: Perl (Lesson:
Software)
   
Popular web server-side programming languagePermissions: Permissions, or file system permissions (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Permissions, or file system permissions, refers to the specific access privileges afforded to each
network user and each system resource in terms of which files, folders, and drives each user can read,
write, and execute.personal digital assistant: PDA: Personal Digital Assistant (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
a program that draws from a knowledge base in order to answer questions and perform tasks for a personpervasive computing: Pervasive Computing (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
the ability to access computing and information technologies at any time, in any placephishing: phishing scam (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A phishing scam combines fraudulent email with faked websites in order to trick a person into providing
private information that can be used for identity theft.photo editing: Photo Editing (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
the process of altering digital photographs, using software toolsPHP: PHP (Lesson:
Software)
   
Popular web server-side programming languagePI: Personal Information App (Lesson:
Software)
   
assist people in managing their personal lives, including their contacts, calendar, to-do list, health, and moneyPIN: PIN: personal identification number (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Machine-level security refers to actions taken to protect information on a computer that may or may not
be connected to a computer network or the Internet.piracy: Piracy (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
the illegal copying, use, and distribution of digital intellectual property, such as software, music, and moviespixel: Pixel (picture element) (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
Digital images are made up of a grid of small points called pixelsplagiarism: Plagiarism (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
taking credit for someone else’s intellectual property, typically a written idea, by claiming it as your ownplatform: Platform (computing) (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
Describes a computer’s architecture in terms of hardware and softwareplug in: Plug-In (Extension or Add-On) (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
works with a web browser to offer extended services such as audio players, video, animation, 3D graphics viewers, and interactive mediapodcast: Podcast (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
an audio file that contains a recorded broadcast distributed over the Internetprimary key: Primary Key (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A primary key is a field (or combination of fields) within a database table that uniquely identifies each recordprivacy: Privacy (Lesson:
Privacy)
   
refers to being free from intrusion; it is the right to be left alone, to be free from surveillance, and to have control over the information collected and stored about yourselfprivacy protective laws: Privacy Protective Laws (U.S.) (Lesson:
Privacy)
   
refer to legislation designed to protect the private information of U.S. citizensPrivacy questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Privacy)
   
What have you learned?processing: Processing (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
carries out the instructions provided by software. Digital devices process bits of data into useful information and services.productivity software: Download free productivity software(Lesson:
Software)
professional app: Professional App (Lesson:
Software)
   
general-purpose, custom apps required for use at workprogrammer: programmer (Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
develops code used to create software programs designed to tell computers how to process information and perform specific tasksprogramming: Programming, Coding, or Computer Programming (Lesson:
Software)
   
the process of creating software through the use of logic, algorithms, and programming languagesprogramming language: Programming Language (Lesson:
Software)
   
provide a set of symbols, commands, and rules (syntax) used to write program codeprotocols: Protocols (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
allow different types of networks to communicatePython: Python (Lesson:
Software)
   
popular beginner’s language that is easy to learnquestions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
What have you learned?radio spectrum: Radio Spectrum (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
part of the electromagnetic spectrum, refers to all of the frequencies available for radio waves from about 10 kHz to 300 GHz and their assigned usesRAM: RAM (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
Random Access Memory: volatile memory optimized for speed.raspberry: Raspberry Pi (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Small, inexpensive motherboard containing entire computer systems used to build all kinds of electronic gadgetsrecord: Record (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A collection of related fields that describe some object or activity. A record is an instance of an entity.register: Register (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
temporary storage (memory) for data that is directly accessible to the central processing unitregisters: Registers (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Hold the bytes currently being processedrelational database: Relational Database (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A relational database organizes data into multiple tables that are related by common fields called keysrepeater: Repeater (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Connects multiple network segmentsreputation: Reputation (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
Online reputation has become an important consideration when purchaseing onlineresolution: Resolution (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
relates to number of pixels that make up an image: An image with a lot of pixels is called high resolutionresource: Resources(Lesson:
Careers in Computing and Technology)
   
Additional linksRFID: RFID: Radio Frequency Identification (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
uses tiny transponders in devices or tags that can be attached to merchandise or other objects and read wirelessly using an RFID readerRGB: RGB: Red, Green, Blue (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
colors are expressed using numbers that represent combinations of intensities of red, green, and bluerobotics: Robotics (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
developing mechanical or computer devices to perform tasks that require a high degree of precision or are tedious or hazardous for humansROM: ROM: Read-only memory (Lesson:
Hardware)
   
Read-only memory (ROM) provides permanent storage for data and instructions that do not change, such as firmware.router: Router (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Determines the best path for passing a data packet between networks to its destinationRSI: RSI: Repetitive Stress Injury (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
occurs when a particular physical motion is repeated frequently, to the point of injurRSS: RSS: Really Simple Syndication (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
a web technology used to automatically deliver frequently updated web contentRuby: Ruby (Lesson:
Software)
   
Popular web server-side programming languagesampling: Sampling (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
the process of capturing the value of a sound wave at regular intervals, typically thousands of times per second, to store sound and music digitallyschema: Schema, Database (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A database schema is a graphical representation of the structure of a databasescientific notation: Scientific notation(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Very large or small numbers are often displayed in this format.scientific notation video: How to Write Decimals in Scientific Notation(Lesson:
Number Systems: Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, RGB Colors)
   
Video 2.33 minutesSDK: SDK: Software Development Kit (Lesson:
Software)
   
a programming environment designed to write software for a particular computing platformSDLC: SDLC: Systems Development Life Cycle (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
has six common phases: investigation, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and reviewsearch engine: Search Engine (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
a software tool that enables users to find information on the web by specifying keywordssecurity patch: software update (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A software update, sometimes called a security patch, fixes software bugs and flaws and is typically
distributed to software users through online software updates.security questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Data Security)
   
What have you learned?self driving cars: Autonomous Vehicles (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
any vehicle that operates autonomously, without the aid of a humanserver: Server (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
A powerful computer that often utilizes many processors to provide services to many users simultaneously over a network.server OS: Server Operating Systems (Lesson:
Software)
   
control large networked systems and serversshipping: Shipping (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
Shipping has become a major concern for ecommerce companiessignal: Signal (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Telecommunications signals are analog or digital electronic transmissions for the purpose of communicationsignal frequency: Signal Frequency (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
the speed at which an electronic communications signal can change from high to lowsingularity: Singularity (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
the point in time at which computers exceed humans in intelligencesocial media: Social Media (Social Networks) (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
websites that allow people to share information, ideas, photos, and other forms of media in virtual communities and to comment on items sharedsoftware: Software (Lesson:
Software)
   
Software refers to the electronic instructions that govern a computer’s actions in order to provide a computing service. software development: Software Development (Lesson:
Software)
   
the systematic process of transforming a software idea into functional softwaresoftware development lifecycle: Software Development Life Cycle (Lesson:
Software)
   
a five-stage process that begins with requirements analysis, proceeds to the design stage, and is followed by implementation, verification (testing), and maintenancesoftware engineer: Software Engineer (Lesson:
Software)
   
use programming languages to encode the logic of the software in a manner that a processor can executesoftware internet: Software (Internet) (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
Software transforms data into a form that can travel over the Internet and guides it to its destinationsoftware license: Software License (Lesson:
Software)
   
defines the permissions, rights, and restrictions assigned to the person who purchases a copy of softwaresoftware questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Software)
   
What have you learned?software update: software update (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A software update, sometimes called a security patch, fixes software bugs and flaws and is typically
distributed to software users through online software updates.SQL: SQL: Structured Query Language (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
a popular data manipulation language used by the vast majority of database programmers and administrators for manipulating data to meet the needs of the usersSSD: SSD: Solid-State Drives (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
Solid-State Drives (SSD) are replacing hard disk drives, providing faster data access and dramatic energy savingsSSL certificate: digital certificate (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
A digital certificate, also called an SSL certificate, is a type of electronic business card that is attached
to Internet transaction data to verify the sender of the data.stateless: Stateless (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
HTTP is classified as a stateless protocol: it does not retain information (a particular state) regarding a user between visitssupercomputer: Supercomputer (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
the most powerful type of computer, often utilizing thousands or even tens of thousands of processors to solve the world’s most difficult problems.surveillance: Surveillance (Lesson:
Privacy)
   
the close monitoring of behavior through electronic technologies such as wiretapping, data mining, remote video and audio monitoring, GPS, and RFIDswitch: Switch (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
makes it possible for several users to send information over a network at the same timesystem software: System Software (Lesson:
Software)
   
any software that coordinates the activities of the hardware and assists the computer in functioning safely, effectively, and efficientlytable: Table (File) (Lesson:
Big Data)
   
A collection of related records is a table, also called a file in some databasestag: Tag (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
In a markup language describe the formatting of a page. An HTML tag is a specific command inside angle brackets < and />TCP-IP: TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
The protocols on which the Internet is basedtelecommunication devices: Telecommunication Devices (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
include the wide variety of computer hardware designed to support telecommunicationstelecommunication media: Telecommunication Media (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
anything that carries a signal and creates an interface between a sending device and a receiving devicetelecommunication network: Telecommunication Network (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
include computing and/or communications devices connected together for communications, information, and resource sharingtelecommunication software: Telecommunication Software (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
software based on telecommunications protocols used to control, monitor, and troubleshoot data traveling over a telecommunications networktelecommunications: Telecommunications (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
the electronic transmission and reception of signals for voice and data communicationsTelecommunications questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
What have you learned?threats, interior: Interior threats (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Interior threats are network security threats that originate from within a network, typically from registered
users.TLD: TLD: Top-Level Domain (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
The final portion of the domain name—.com, .co, .edu, .biz, and so onTPS: TPS: Transaction Processing System (Lesson:
Ecommerce)
   
an information system used to support and record transactions such as paying for products or paying an employeetrade secret: Trade Secret (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
Protects secrets or proprietary information of individuals and organizations as long as the trade secret is adequately guarded by those individuals and organizationstrademark: Trademark (Lesson:
Intellectual Property)
   
Protects a unique symbol or word used by a business to identify a product or servicetransparency: Transparency (Lesson:
Privacy)
   
when a person, business, organization, or government keeps little or nothing secret from the worldTuring test: Turing Test (Lesson:
Artificial Intelligence)
   
devised by Alan Turing as a method of determining if a machine exhibits human intelligencetwisted pair: Twisted Pair (Cable) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
Pairs of twisted wires covered with an insulating layer, used for telephone and computer networksubiquitous computing: Ubiquitous Computing (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
a culture where digital technologies are embedded in the environment, making interaction with the technologies second natureUI: UI: User Interface (Lesson:
Software)
   
allows one or more people to have access to and command of a computer system or computer softwareuninstalling: Uninstalling Software (Lesson:
Software)
   
the process of completely removing software from a computerURL: URL: Uniform Resource Locator (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
acts as a webpage address, incorporating the domain name of the web server and the location of the webpage file on the serverutility software: Utility Software (Lesson:
Software)
   
any system software besides the OS that assists in maintaining, managing, and protecting computer system resourcesvariable: Variable (Lesson:
Software)
   
Named storage for specific types of datavector graphic: Vector Graphic (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
graphic consists of shapes, curves, lines, and text which together make a picture, Vector graphics can be combined in a series to create an animationvideo editing: Video Editing (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
makes use of special software that allows professionals and amateurs to edit video footage by deleting scenes, combining scenes, and adding transitions and other effects to create a professional-style video productionvideo game: Video Game (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
uses 2D or 3D interactive digital media to provide gaming entertainment for individuals or groups using handheld devices, game consoles, computers, and the Internetvirtual reality: Virtual Reality (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
a computer-simulated, three-dimensional environment that can be explored and manipulated by a uservisualization: Visualization (Lesson:
Digital Media)
   
general term that refers to the use of imagery to communicate an idea. However, in the area of digital graphics, it typically refers to using imagery to experience information in a manner difficult to experience through any other mediumVM: Virtual Machine Software (Lesson:
Software)
   
also referred to as virtualization software, allows one operating system to run on top of another by creating a virtual machine on which the guest operating system can runVoIP: VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
refers to technologies that support voice communications using the Internet protocol over data networksW3C: W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Lesson:
Ethics)
   
World Wide Web Consortium WAN: WAN: Wide Area Network (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
connects LANs between cities, across countries, and around the world using microwave and satellite transmission or telephone lineswearables: Wearables (Lesson:
Digital Technology)
   
clothing and accessories that incorporate digital technologies. They include smartwatches, bracelets, and glasses.web: Web: World Wide Web (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
an Internet service that provides convenient access to information and services through hyperlinksweb development software: Web Development Software (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
allows developers to create webpages more easily using a word-processing-style environment and automating complex coding activitiesweb empowerment: Web Empowerment (Lesson:
Freedom of Speech)
   
the power that the web provides for individuals to express themselves, influence others, and affect the course of societyweb programming: Web Programming (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
the development of software written to run either in a web browser or on a web server, using web-based input and outputweb server: Web Server (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
software that fulfills webpage requests from web clients and to the computers that run such softwareweb technologies: Web Technologies (Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
the hardware, software, and protocols that allow the web to existweb technologies questions: Self Study Questions(Lesson:
Web Technologies)
   
What have you learned?Wi Fi: Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
wireless networking technology that uses access points to wirelessly connect users to networks within a range of 250–1,000 feet wireless access point: Wireless Access Point (Network Control Device) (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
a Wi-Fi device, connected to a wired or cellular network to send and receive data to wirelesslywireless adapter: Wireless adapter (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
A circuit board, PC card, or an external device that connects through an antenna-equipped USB port that is able to send and receive network radio signalswireless data communication: Wireless Data Communication (Lesson:
Telecommunications)
   
telecommunications that take place over the air to provide data and Internet accessywireless security: Wireless security (Lesson:
Data Security)
   
Wireless security refers to the unique threats and defenses associated with wireless computer networks.www: WWW: World Wide Web (Lesson:
The Internet)
   
introduced in the early 1990s by Tim Berners-Lee, provided a graphical user interface to the Internet that launched the digital information revolutionzettabyte: Zetabyte (2 to the 70th power) (Lesson:
Digital Life)
   
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes