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Introduction For ICT
Introduction For ICT
Course Outlines
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+ ICT Glossary
Computer System
Input Unit
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Keyboard
Mouse or Mice
Scanner
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Output Unit
Speaker
Monitor
Printer
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Storage Unit
USB Stick
HDD
CD/DVD Disk
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CPU ( Processor )
PGA Socket PGA CPU
Motherboard
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CD Storage = 700 MB
Blu-ray
Hard-Disk-Drive (HDD)
SOLID-State-Drive( SSD )
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ICT Glossary
Android
Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
App
APP is an abbreviation for application, usually refers to a software for a specific device or
purpose.
Application
A computer software designed to help you perform a specific task.
Browser
A software program which provides access to web pages pages, e.g., Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, etc.
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CD-ROM
An abbreviation for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory." A computer with a CD-ROM drive
is needed to read this kind of disc.
CMS
Abbreviation for Content Management System, a software package that makes it possible
for non-technical users to publish content (text, images, etc) on a website.
eLearning
eLearning (sometimes E-learning) encompasses all forms of technology enhanced (or
enabled) learning (TEL) whether that happens on campus or at a distance. Learning &
teaching is mediated through ICT services and hardware. This will include computers,
tablets, mobile devices and handheld devices. It also includes services supplied by the
University such as Moodle and Google Apps as well as external services which are not
directly controlled by the University.
Google Products
Google products include all major desktop, mobile and online products released or acquired
by Google Inc.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for displaying web pages
and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.
ICT
Abbreviation for Information and Communications Technology.
iOS
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system.
iPad
The iPad is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple. It is particularly marketed
as a platform for audio and visual media.
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Network
A collection of computers and other hardware interconnected by communication channels
that allow sharing of resources and information.
Panopto
Panopto is the University wide solution for capturing video and audio content for teaching,
learning, research, and iTunes U.
Podcast
Pre-recorded audio or video files delivered via RSS feed onto the internet, and which can be
played back through a computer or digital players such as iPods, MP3s, etc.
Proxy Server
An online tool (also known as a gateway) which is applied to a private network (e.g., the
University of Waikato) to re-direct its own users to selected websites (e.g., our subscription
databases).
QR Code
QR is short for Quick Response and is a two dimensional bar code which can be read quickly
by a cell phone or tablet device with a camera and QR reader application. They can be
printed on paper or displayed on a screen and are used to encode small amounts of
information such as a website URL, GPS location, product information or other useful short
text.
Software
A generic term describing all kinds of computer programs, applications and operating
systems.
VPN
See Virtual Private Network
Wireless (Wifi)
A way of transmitting information without cables that is reasonably fast.
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WWW
Abbreviation for World Wide Web.
WYSIWYG
Acronym for What You See Is What You Get, refers to what you see on the screen.
Powerpoint Course
The following table lists world’s most popular databases and their rankings.
Database Rank
1 Oracle 1268.84
2 MySQL 1154.27
3 Microsoft SQL Server 1040.26
4 PostgreSQL 466.11
5 MongoDB 387.18
6 IBM Db2 179.85
7 Redis 149.01
8 Elasticsearch 143.44
9 Microsoft Access 141.62
10 SQLite 126.8
11 Cassandra 122.98
12 Splunk 81.43
13 MariaDB 78.82
14 Teradata 76.19
15 Hive 69.91
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16 Solr 61.48
17 HBase 60.39
18 FileMaker 57.15
19 SAP HANA 56.64
20 Amazon DynamoDB 55.09
21 SAP Adaptive Server 55.04
22 Neo4j 46.8
23 Couchbase 34.59
24 Memcached 29.54
25 Microsoft Azure SQL Database 27.2
318,373 of the top one million websites currently use Apache, making it the most
popular web server on the market.
A web server delivers content for a website to a client that requests it, like a web browser.