ALEVEL ICT UNIT 2_ Global information - key terms

ALEVEL ICT UNIT 2: Global information -
key terms
Paper Storage - correct answer-Forms - Handwritten notes - Maps - Dairies

Optical Media - correct answer-CD - DVD - Blu Ray

Magnetic Media - correct answer-Magnetic Hard Drives - Magnetic tape

Solid State Media - correct answer-SSD hard drives - memory cards

Handheld Device - correct answer-Small tablet - Smart phone - ebook - Mobile games
console)

Portable devices - correct answer-Laptop - tablet - handheld devices

fixed devices - correct answer-Desktop computer - Smart TV - Games console)

shared devices - correct answer-Data base severs - cloud - one drive

internet connections - correct answer-optical-fiber - satellite - microwaves - mobile data

internet - correct answer-public - open access (WWW)

intranet - correct answer-private - closed access (WWW)

extranet - correct answer-private - part shared access (WWW)

webpages - correct answer-static - dynamic - HTML - template

blogs - correct answer-text based upload sharing

podcasts - correct answer-audio streaming

streamed audio and video - correct answer-visual and sound uploading (youtube)

Social media channels - correct answer-Twitter - LinkedIn - Facebook

RSS feeds - correct answer-standard vertical format forum/social media style

text (information style) - correct answer-different character sets - Western, Cyrillic,
Arabic

graphic (information style) - correct answer-logo - photograph - diagram

, video (information style) - correct answer-instruction videos - live festivals

animated graphic (information style) - correct answer-pop up book character - operations

audio (information style) - correct answer-spoken intruction - music

numerical (information style) - correct answer-profit - time - date - agae

Braille text (information style) - correct answer-bumps and pips to help the visually
challenged

subtitles (information style) - correct answer-translating a language - helping hearing
problems

boolean (information style) - correct answer-yes or no - one or the other

tables and spreadsheets (information style) - correct answer-excel spread sheets - data
base tables

charts and graphs (information style) - correct answer-ways to identify trends and
comparisons

sensitive information - correct answer-information that is protected against unwarranted
disclosure that could lead to harm (hospital records)

non-sensitive information - correct answer-information that is seen as not harmful or in need
of protecting (how many times they coughed)

private information - correct answer-information that can be used to uniquely identify,
contact, or locate a single person. (address)

public information - correct answer-information that is collected or maintained under a law or
ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business (PLC's annual profits)

personal information - correct answer-information that is individualized to that one person
(salary)

business information - correct answer-information about a business (sales - number of
employees)

confidential information - correct answer-information that people/organisation don't want to
be released as it could harm them or others (physiatrist - lawer)

classified information - correct answer-information which is restricted by law. A formal
security clearance is required to see classified documents or access classified data. (black
ops missions - launch codes)