Terminogly Flashcards
Green computing
using computers in an environmentally responsible and eco- friendly manner.
RFID
Radio Frequency Indentification Readers
this is a wireless communication that uses radio waves to automatically identify track tags attached to objects
OCR
optical character reader
it can recongnise almost any kind of typed,handwritten or printed text inside images
application software
application software allows you to perform tasks like playing games, creating slide shoes presentations and so on
System software
this includes the OS and other software that controls and manages the operation of the computer
GUI
graphics user interface
Freeware
can also be called software which is copyright software that is available to you free of charge.
Example: Gmail, firebox, skype, Adobe Acrobat
Shareware
also copyright software that is distributed for free but only for a trail period, notifies users that they might need to pay later if they continue using the program
Example: Deposit photos, Google Music ,BitTorrent
Proprietary software
AKA closed source software, this is where the source code is not given ti the public or user. it still belong to the developer even if you have bought the program
Example: Adobe Flash Player, Google Earth, WinRAR, Microsoft Office
Open source software
it’s a source code that’s available to public or anyone that wants to use it. it also allows the user to change or modify the code if need be.
Drivers
aka device drivers. these are a group of programs that allow the hardware and the operating system to communicate with eachother
auto configuration
to add devices to a computing device without the need of the user intervention or software configuration programs.
plug and play
PnP is a term used when an operating system recognises a device and installs the device driver automatically
utility programs
utility programs or utilities allow you to perform computer management and maintenance tasks.
examples would be disk clean up, back up software and compression programs
softlifting
when a software program with legal license is installed or copied with the main purpose of providing it to multiple users, rather than to sell copies for profit
site license
this license allows you to install software on a number of computers at the sir, this license may be unlimited but also may be limited to certain number or users at the same time.
multi user license
this means you can install software on several devices or computers
single user license
this mean that you can install software on only one computer/decive
Creative commons ( CC)
this is a set of copyright agreements that allows the public to freely distribute and use copyright work
Counterfeiting
the illegal duplication, distribution and sale of copyright material with the internet or imitating the copyright product
online piracy
when proprietary software is downloaded from the internet
Worms
is type of virus that can travel from one computer to another computer. worms make duplicates of themselves and can send thousands of copies to computers on the same network
hoax
hoax are warnings that are false
phishing
phishing has to do with fake emails that looks official and they get your personal information like passwords and banking details
