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5.01a
key terms
Term | Definition |
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Cloud Storage | online storage that enables users to upload, store, & access their files via the Internet; users' files are maintained by a third-party at a remote database storage facility |
Cookies | tex5t files that are put on a website visitor's hard disk & then later retrieved during subsequent visits to the site in order to track internet behavior. Mechanisms used by websites to track users' browsing |
Data Migration | the process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems |
Data Processing | Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts & figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts & figures putting them into formats useful to a business |
Data | facts & figures |
Database | computerized storage for information & facts |
Hardware | the physical components of a computer system |
Information System | set of coordinated network of components which act together towards producing, distributing, and/or processing information |
Information Technology | integration of a computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, & storage of data |
Intranet | an internal network similar to the Internet that is accessible only by authorized personnel; used to access information & communicate with other within an organization. A computer network that is restricted to the organization it serves, an internal Inter |
Software | programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations |