Terms+by+topic+area

This page contains an index of the ITGS key terms we have come across topic by topic during the course.


 * **Topic** || Month || Description ||
 * Introduction to ITGS || Aug 2014 || In this topic we studied the key areas of the ITGS triangle: the social and ethical issues, the social impacts, the areas of application, and some key IT terms from Strand 3. ||
 * Hardware || Aug / Sept 2014 || In this topic we studied at the fundamentals of all information technology: input, output, processing, and storage devices. ||


 * clock speed ||
 * Central Processing Unit ||
 * CPU ||
 * data throughput ||
 * dual core ||
 * GHz ||
 * gigahertz ||
 * hardware ||
 * megahertz ||
 * MHz ||
 * microprocessor ||
 * MIPS ||
 * Motherboard ||
 * Multi-core ||
 * multiprocessing ||
 * multitasking ||
 * processor ||
 * Quad-core ||
 * software ||
 * speed throttling ||
 * terahertz ||
 * THz ||
 * bar code scanners ||
 * concept keyboard ||
 * digital cameras ||
 * digital video cameras ||
 * digitize ||
 * Dvorak keyboards ||
 * game controllers ||
 * joystick ||
 * Keyboards ||
 * Magnetic Ink Character Recognition ||
 * magnetic stripe readers ||
 * MICR ||
 * microphone ||
 * multi-touch ||
 * multimedia keyboard ||
 * OCR ||
 * OMR ||
 * Optical Character Recognition ||
 * Optical Mark Recognition ||
 * scanner ||
 * sensors ||
 * Smart card readers ||
 * Soft keyboard ||
 * stylus ||
 * Touch pad ||
 * touch screen ||
 * trackball ||
 * UPC ||
 * Universal Product Code ||
 * virtual keyboard ||
 * voice control ||
 * voice recognition ||
 * Webcam ||
 * CRT monitor ||
 * hard copy ||
 * inkjet printer ||
 * interactive whiteboard ||
 * laser printer ||
 * LCD screen ||
 * native resolution ||
 * output ||
 * pages per minute ||
 * printers ||
 * projectors ||
 * speakers ||
 * bit ||
 * BluRay ||
 * byte ||
 * CD-ROM ||
 * CompactFlash ||
 * data synchronisation ||
 * disk wiping ||
 * DVD ||
 * eSATA ||
 * EB ||
 * exabyte ||
 * external hard disk ||
 * firewire ||
 * flash memory/flash drive ||
 * GB ||
 * Gigabyte ||
 * hard disk ||
 * IDE ||
 * input ||
 * KB ||
 * Kilobyte ||
 * magnetic storage ||
 * MB ||
 * Megabyte ||
 * MMC ||
 * mouse ||
 * non-volatile storage ||
 * optical storage ||
 * PB ||
 * Petabyte ||
 * Primary storage ||
 * Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks ||
 * Redundant system ||
 * RAID ||
 * ROM ||
 * RAM ||
 * Random Access Memory ||
 * Read Only Memory ||
 * SATA ||
 * Secondary storage ||
 * secure deletion ||
 * solid state storage ||
 * TB ||
 * Terabyte ||
 * Universal Serial Bus ||
 * USB ||
 * volatile storage ||
 * YB ||
 * ZB ||
 * yottabyte ||
 * zettabyte ||
 * ASCII ||
 * American Standard Code for Information Interchange ||
 * Convergence ||
 * failover system ||
 * Global Positioning System ||
 * GPS ||
 * RFID ||
 * Kensington lock ||
 * plain text ||
 * Radio Frequency Identification ||
 * radio tag ||
 * RFID reader ||
 * RFID tag ||
 * RTF ||
 * Rich Text Format ||
 * Unicode ||
 * UPS ||
 * uptime ||
 * Uninterruptible Power Supply ||
 * Voice over Internet Protocol ||
 * VoIP ||
 * desktop computer ||
 * Embedded systems ||
 * HTPC ||
 * Home Theatre PC ||
 * laptop ||
 * mainframe ||
 * netbook ||
 * PDA ||
 * Personal Digital Assistant ||
 * smartphones ||
 * supercomputers ||
 * Braille keyboard ||
 * Braille printer ||
 * eye tracking software ||
 * head control systems ||
 * head wand ||
 * high contrast mode ||
 * input switches ||
 * screen magnification ||
 * sip and puff ||
 * sticky keys ||
 * Text-to-speech ||
 * Bluetooth ||
 * IrDA ||