CGS1060C CONCEPTS CHAPTER 2,3,4

digital rights management (DRM)

A collection of technologies used by software publishers and trade groups to fight software piracy and prevent unauthorized copying of digital content; includes authentication, certificates of authenticity, encryption, and digital watermarks.

central processing unit (CPU)

A complex integrated circuit that consists of millions of electronic parts and is primarily responsible for converting input (data) into meaningful output (information).

Creative Commons (CC)

A nonprofit organization that makes it easy for content creators to license and share their work by supplying easy-to-understand copyright licenses; the creator chooses the conditions under which the work can be used.

general search engine

A nonspecialized search engine designed to find general results; general search engines include Google, Bing, and Yahoo!

specialty search engine

A search engine that lets you search databases, news providers, podcasts, and other online information sources that general search engines do not always access.

fair use doctrine

Allows you to use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to the original source.

search tool

An electronic tool that finds online information based on criteria you specify or selections you make.

public domain

An item, such as a photo, that is available and accessible to the public without requiring permission to use, and therefore not subject to copyright.

web directory

An online guide to subjects or websites, usually arranged in alphabetic order. Also called a subject directory.

copyright

An originator's exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, or sell intellectual property.

You type out a few sentences in an MS Word file, and save it on your desktop. How is this data stored in the computer?

As a combination of 1s and 0s

How are desktop and mobile operating systems similar?

Both feature a graphical user interface (GUI).

E-commerce

Business transactions that occur over an electronic network such as the Internet.

index

In Access, a database object that is created based on a field or combination of fields. Also, a field property that keeps track of the order of the values in the field, and a list that relates field values to the records that contain those values.

query

In Access, an object that provides a spreadsheet-like view of data, similar to that in tables; it may provide the user with a subset of fields and/or records from one or more tables. Also, SQL commands that are used to retrieve data.

intellectual property rights

Legal rights protecting those who create works such as photos, art, writing, inventions, and music.

Which of these is an ergonomic guideline to technology use?

Proper physical alignment by using the right chair and aids.

crawlers

Software that combs the web to find web pages and add new data about them to a database. Also called the spider.

spiders

Software that combs the web to find web pages and add new data about them to the database. Also called a crawler.

Web spiders or crawlers search the internet new and updated webpages.

True

Which of these is not a malware and not harmful to your computer?

Utility software