Module 1 Flashcards
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ICT
Information and Communications Technology
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IT
Information Technology
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InfoSec
Information security
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CNSS
committee on National Security Systems
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NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Explain Hardware
It is all the physical components that make up the computer system.
Explain Software
consists of the applications and programmes installed on a computer system and the data and files that make up that programme.
What is ICT
ICT includes almost everything in the category of digital/technology information and saving of that information. Everything from a mobile phone to network or a printer.
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SWOT
S - Strengths
W - Weaknesses
O - opportunities
T - Threats
Critical thinking skills
there are 5 skills
- Observation
- Planning
- Problem-solving
- Decision making
- Evaluating
RAM
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Random Access Memory
ROM
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Read Only Memory
CPU
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Central processing unit
GUI
Graphical User Interface
CLI
Command Line Interface
Open Source
Open-source software is often free. The commercially free nature is not the only benefit of the open-source license. Open-source means that the source code is available and can be shared, and developers are encouraged to contribute and share the code back. Additionally, open-source software is quite secure. Anyone can look at the source code, what is included and how it works. Therefore, it will be difficult for any company or developer to hide code for malicious purposes before someone picks up on it. Something to note is that sometimes open-source software requires payment if commercial, for-profit organisations use it.
Freeware
Freeware is software that is free to use and distribute. However, the source code is unavailable, and the software can’t be sold. The software is also not allowed to be modified. Typical freeware applications are Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
MIT
You can do virtually anything with MIT software. You can copy, download, sell, distribute and modify the code. The MIT licence is the freest software licence available.
Shareware
Shareware is essentially trial software. The user can download and distribute it, but if they want to keep it after a certain period, they need to pay for the licence, which is usually a commercial licence. Shareware can be a demo or full product with nag screens for the full version. Desktop Ruler is a typical shareware
Concurrent licence
This licence type is typically seen at corporations. It consists of a set number of licences; anyone with the licence file or serial number can use it simultaneously with other users. Once all the licences are in use, another set of users won’t be able to gain access. To use the software, one of the other users needs to stop using it and close the application to release the licence. This licence is often called a floating licence.
Corporate or campus licence
This licence is for a specific number of computers. For example, a corporation might have 100 staff who all need a copy of a desktop publishing programme on their machines
