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19 Cards in this Set
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Applications |
Type of software allowing user to perform specific tasks and activities. Ex. Browser, picture viewer or games are apps. |
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Utilities |
Apps designed to helped analyze, configure, optimize, or maintain a computer. Utilities support the computer unlike app software (benefits user) |
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Operating System (OS) |
Software that manages the computer hardware / software. It’s a system that sista between applications and hardware. Microsoft Windows is an example. |
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Platform |
The environment in which a piece of software is executed. It may be the hardware, operating system, a web browser, or other underlying software. For example, Microsoft Windows is a platform for Microsoft Word. |
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Feature |
A distinctive characteristic of software or hardware. For example, facial recognition is a feature of the iPhone X. |
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Plugin |
A component that adds a specific feature to software. Also referred to as an extension. For example, you can add a plugin to your web browser that allows you to change the theme colors. |
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Software as a service (SaaS) |
Software licensed on a subscription basis. The software is stored centrally on a server. It's sometimes referred to as "on-demand software.”Google Apps are SaaS. |
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API (application program interface) |
A set of clearly defined methods of communication between software. |
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console |
A user interface that manages and controls software and/or hardware.KnowBe4 customers access our products through a console |
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dashboard |
At-a-glance views of key info, relevant to a particular goal or business objective. They’re often displayed as charts and/or other graphical images on a web page. Example: KnowBe4 uses dashboards to display sales data on monitors placed around the company. |
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server |
A computer or program that manages access to centralized resources.For example, a file server would store and manage all the user files for a group of computers and users. |
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domain |
Short for “domain name,” a unique name that identifies a website. The domain name for KnowBe4’s website is “knowBe4.com” |
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directory |
1. Like physical folders, a directory organizes files or data on a hard drive or in a program. Directories can contain other directories, which are then called sub-directories.Most operating systems display directories as folders, as seen in the image below. |
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AD (Active Directory) |
2. Software that stores all resources on a network. Example resources are: users, groups, permissions, devices, and management policies. A directory is also referred to as a directory service. Example: When a directory is given a username, it will return the profile of the user, which may include permissions for data access, as well as employee information. A directory service (definition 2 above), developed by Microsoft for use on Windows operating systems. If you were in charge of all the users and computers on a network that are using a Windows server, you would use Active Directory to set up the users, their passwords and what devices they could access. |
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protocol |
A specific set of communication rules between computers. Example: A web browser accessing a website will have a different protocol than an email server talking to an email application. |
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) |
One of the protocols used to transfer information (like a webpage) over the Internet. Note: web browsers show HTTP in lower case |
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) |
The same as HTTP but secure. This protocol secures the data by changing it to special code that requires special translation. If you were inputting credit card data on a website, you would want that data to transmit securely, using HTTPS. |
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white paper |
A report that describes how a technology or product solves a problem. It's a marketing and technical document that doesn't go too far in either direction. Example: An organization creates a new solution for poor cell phone reception. That organization would release a white paper to advertise the technology's effectiveness, and to describe how it works. |
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whitelist |
A list of trusted email address, domains and/or internet addresses that are permitted to pass through a system or filter. Use: During a sales call with a prospect, it's often necessary to have the prospect add the rep's email address to their whitelist, so the spam filter doesn't block the test email. |
