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Associate Program Material
Appendix A
Key Computer Terms CheckPoint
Definitions and Usage of Information Technology Infrastructure Components and Technologies
The following terms are examples of information technology infrastructure components and technologies used in business. Research definitions using the Internet. You will write a definition of each term and provide at least two examples of the component or technology. Provide citations and references for all resources.
|Term |Definition |References |Examples |
| | | |(At least two) |
|Hardware |Physical parts of a computer system |http://www.techterms.com/def|Monitor and mouse |
| | |inition/hardware | |
|Software |Programs a computer executes | | |
| | | |Open office and myst gaming |
| | | |software |
|Data management technology |Ways to handle data |http://www.techterms.com/def|Data encryption and data |
| | |inition/datamanagement |storage |
|Networking |A number of computers connected to |http://www.techterms.com/def|Internet and ethernet |
| |each other |inition/network | |
|Telecommunications |Things that...