D Flashcards
Data
Symbols, characters, images and numbers are types of data. When data is processed and acquires meaning it becomes information. Computers process data to produce information.
Data Protection Act
This law regulates how personal information is used and protects against misuse of personal details.
Debit card
Similar to a credit card, but the money is taken directly from the cardholder’s bank account.
Digital divide
Unequal access to ICT for individuals or groups, usually due to financial, geograohic, health or cultural reasons.
Digital Economy Act
This law protects copyright holders from criminals who illegally distribute copyrighted material (piracy).
Digital Rights Management
Allows the copyright holder or owner of the media control over the number of viewings, plays and copies, and even which devices the media can be played or viewed on.
(If you download a film from iTunes, you can’t burn it on a dvd because of the drm encoded in the film)
Dongle
A small piece of hardware that connects to a computer and has uses including data storage and picking up Bluetooth and 3G signals. Portable like a USB pen.
Download
Transfer of a file from a central computer to your computer.
DVD
DVDs offer a higher storage capacity than Compact Discs (CDs) while having yhe same dimensions. Blank recordable DVDs (DVD-R and DVD+R) can be recorded once using optical disc recording