Module 12 Vocabulary

Question 1

A type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators instead of text

Answer 1

Graphical User interface

Question 2

An electronic filing system that collects and organizes data and information

Answer 2

Databases

Question 3

The inequality between groups to access knowledge and use of information in communication technologies

Answer 3

Digital divide

Question 4

The equipment and techniques used to manage and process information

Answer 4

Information technology

Question 5

Any type of high-speed wired or wireless communication

Answer 5

Broadband

Question 6

A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for communication and information issues

Answer 6

International Telecommunications Union

Question 7

Danish web usability consultant. He holds a PhD in human–computer interaction from the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen

Answer 7

Jakob Nielson

Question 8

A relatively new marketing channel that includes platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Instagram

Answer 8

Social media

Question 9

The methods and equipment that provide information about all aspects of a firm’s operations

Answer 9

Management information systems

Question 10

An executive with responsibility for managing all information resources in an organization

Answer 10

Chief Information Officer

Question 11

Computer systems that automatically learn from experience instead of being explicitly programmed

Answer 11

Machine learning

Question 12

A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations especially by a computer

Answer 12

Algorithm

Question 13

A subset of machine learning in which computers learn unsupervised from data that are unstructured

Answer 13

Deep learning