Chapter 6

Do Not Track

A browser feature that attempts to stop websites from automatically sharing details about your visit with other companies.

Offshoring

A company's outsouring of certain business functions to another country.

Hibernate

A computer state that saves electricity by copying the contents of RAM to your hard drive.

Sleep

A computer state that uses only enough electricity to keep the contents of your RAM active.

Help Desk

A department at a company that can repair and troubleshoot systems, as well as provide technical support to employees.

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

A document containing an organizations policy for the ethical, secure, and appropriate use of computing resources.

Private Browsing

A feature of all modern browsers that will delete your history, cache, and cookies the moment you close the private window.

Copyright

A legal concept that grants rights and control to the owner of any published works.

Creative Commons

A license that allows an author to set conditions for the free use and distribution of their work.

Network Administrator

A person responsible for configuring and maintaining networks and communication systems.

Information Systems Manager

A person responsible for managing a diverse team of IT professionals that include programmers, network administrators, and many others.

Software Engineer

A person responsible;e for the development of computer software.

Web Developer

A person who creates and maintains websites for organizations.

Systems Analyst

A person who specializes in developing plans and recommendations that meet the software and system needs of an organization.

Humanoid Robot

A robot that is created to imitate the appearance or capabilities of humans.

Anonymity Software

A software that helps masks your IP address from websites.

Public Domain

A term that refers to creative works whose copyright has expired or never existed in the first place. These works can be freely used without permission.

Turing Test

A test for artificial intelligence that measures a system's ability to hold a human-like conversation.

Trolling

A type of social interaction where a user acts in an annoying and antagonistic manner.

Privacy Policy

A website's written statement that clearly states what information is collected from users and what is done with that information

Piracy

Acquiring or exchanging copies of protected digital creations without payment to or permission from their creator.

Fair Use

An exception to copyright law that provides for a limited set of circumstances where others can use copyrighted material without first obtaining permission.

Social Media Strategist

An expert in sales and marketing who uses the web and various social media tools.

Database Administrator (DBA)

An individual who is responsible for configuring, maintaining, and securing an organization's database.

Computer Support Specialist

An individual who is responsible for installing, configuring and supporting computer systems.

Outsourcing

An organization's transfer of some aspect of its business to a third party.

Attribution

Credit to the author of a work whenever it is used

Flaming

Online social interactions that exhibit anger and/or insults.

Intellectual Property

Products of the mind such as ideas, designs, and expressions of creativity that may not have any physical form.

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Technologies used to protect copyrighted material.

Graphic Design

The art or skill of editing photos and designing layots.

Paperless

The use of technology by companies and individuals to lower their consumption and reliance on paper.

Power Management

The ability to place computers and devices in low-power states when they are not being used.

Whistleblowing

The act of alerting the public about harmful activities that are being hidden by an organization.

Ethics

The philosophical study of morality

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

The process of improving the ranking of a website when users enter relevant keywords in a search engine.

Telecommuting

The process of working for a company without being physically present at the company's office.

Digital Divide

The technology gap that exist between different social and economic classes

Automation

The use of computers or machines to perform the work that was once done by a human.