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Mr. Kundu
MA Technology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Physical components of a computer you can touch Monitor, keyboard, mouse etc... |
| Software | System application on a computer you can see also known as Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows, Mac |
| Input Device | Keyboard, mouse, scanner... |
| Output Device | Monitor, printer, speaker etc... |
| CPU | Central processing unit, processor, micro processor is measured in Hz (mhz, ghz) |
| Memory | RAM vs ROM |
| Storage | Hard drive, USB drive, cloud |
| RAM | random access memory= high speed *always save before exit |
| ROM | read only memory= low speed memory |
| Hardware devices | Input: keyboard, mouse, scanner etc... Output: monitor, printer, speaker etc... |
| system software | controls or runs the computer |
| Bandwidth | Network speed |
| External storage | is usb, Hard drive, cd, DVD, and cloud storage |
| Periphal Device | Any connected device that provides a computer with additional functionality |
| Security Practices | Apply and practice several practices to keep your computer system secure regularly with anti-virus, anti spywear software |
| HIPAA Security Rule | Health Insurance Portability and accountibility act requires appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure confidentiality, integrity and security of protected health information (PHI) |
| Technical Safeguard | Technology that protects PHI and controls access to it |
| Physical Safeguard | Rules and guidelines that focus on the physical access to PHI |
| Administrative Safeguard | Policies and procedures (rules or laws) |
| Protect your password | keep password safe to keep your computer safe and it may change every 30, 30, 90 days |
| Back up Data Files | Physically separating your files from your computer helps keep data safe by remote back up, internal hard drive and external removable storage |
| System Maintenance | keeps its data safe by maintaining computer system regularly |
| Website Reliability | check domain, check privacy policy and publication date |
| Computer Virus | program that spreads by first infecting files of system access |
| Worm | spreads from computer to computer without human interaction |
| Trojan Horse | hiding with potentially damaging files |
| Intranet | network that uses technologies of Internet protocol to share any type of information within association and business company (private) |
| Internet | network of the interlinked computers networking around the worldwide accessible to the general public |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| Security Rule | Physical, Technical and Administrative |
| PHI (Protected Health Information) | Electronic health records |