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CIW~Exam
Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Information Technology (IT) | – refers to all aspects of managing and processing information |
| The IT department deals with things like: | Computer and tech services Applications (installing / fixing software) End Users (assisting customers – help desk) |
| • PDF résumés: | – Compatible across all computer platforms – Not vulnerable to viruses – Need PDF software |
| • HTML résumés: | – Posted as Web pages or sent as HTML-based e-mail messages – Retain the formatting characteristics of a word-processing file |
| • Paradigm shift | – a change from one way of thinking to another |
| • Moore's Law | - an analogy for advances in technological innovation |
| • Technology adoption life cycle | – the degree to which members of a population will adopt or accept a new product or innovation |
| • Diffusion of innovation | – early adopters and the early majority have different expectations of a product |
| • Ontology | – the study of how a particular knowledge domain, or system, is organized |
| • Business ontology | – describes the flow of information through a business hierarchy |