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12 Cards in this Set
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Biometrics |
One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid yourcomputer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer. The term comes from the a Greek story of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
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Microchip |
A microchip (sometimes just called a "chip") is a unit of packaged computercircuitry (usually called an integrated circuit) that is manufactured from a material such as silicon at a very small scale.
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Rfid Tag |
RFID tagging is an ID system that uses small radio frequency identification devices for identification and tracking purposes. An RFID tagging system includes the tagitself, a read/write device, and a host system application for data collection, processing, and transmission
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Boolean operators |
Developed by the English mathematician and computer pioneer George Boole, aBoolean or bool consists of operators such as AND, OR, NOT, and XOR. Booleans are often used in programming and in Internet search engines. Boolean expressions are expressions that result in the value of either TRUE or FALSE.
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Cyber Cafe |
An Internet café, also known as a cybercafé, is a place which provides Internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name. The fee for using acomputer is usually charged as a time-based rate.
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Hotspot |
For users of portable computers equipped for wireless, a hot spot (or hotspot) is a wireless LAN (local area network) node that provides Internet connection and virtual private network (VPN) access from a given location.
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Cloud computing |
In cloud computing, the word cloud (also phrased as "the cloud") is used as a metaphor for "the Internet," so the phrase cloud computing means "a type of Internet-based computing," where different services — such as servers, storage and applications
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Convergence |
In general, convergence is a coming together of two or more distinct entities or phenomena. Convergence is increasingly prevalent in the IT world; in this context the term refers to the combination of two or more different technologies in a single device.
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GPS |
GPS, which stands for Global Positioning System, is a radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world
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Sat Nav |
navigation dependent on information received from satellites
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Geotag |
Geotagging (also written as GeoTagging) is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as a geotagged photograph or video, websites, SMS messages, QR Codes or RSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata.
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MetaData |
Metadata summarizes basic information about data, which can make finding and working with particular instances of data easier. For example, author, date created and date modifiedand file size are examples of very basic document metadata. Having the abilty to filter through that metadata makes it much easier for someone to locate a specific document.
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