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5.01
5.01 KEY TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CLOUD STORAGE | Online storage that enables users to upload, store, and access their files via the Internet; users’ files are maintained by a third-party at a remote database storage facility. |
| COOKIES | Text files that are put on a website visitor’s hard disk and then later retrieved during subsequent visits to the site in order to track internet behavior. Mechanisms used by websites to track users’ browsing histories. |
| DATA MIGRATION | the process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems. |
| DATA PROCESSING | Handling information, especially facts. Converting facts and figures into useful information. Analyzing collected facts and figures and putting them into formats useful to a business. |
| DATA | facts and figures |
| DATABASE | Computerized storage for information and facts. |
| HARDWARE | The physical components of a computer system (e.g., the central processing unit, hard drive, modem). |
| INFORMATION SYSTEM | set of coordinated network of components, which act together towards producing, distributing and/or processing information. |
| INFORMTION TECHNOLOGY | integration of computer with telecommunication equipment for retrieving, manipulating, and storage of data. |
| INTRANET | used to access information and communicate with others within an organization. A computer network that is restricted to the organization it serves, an internal Internet. |
| SOFTWARE | programs that instruct computers to perform specific operations |