Appendix

Appendix

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                         |Collection of computer programs and |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki|Windows and Mac             |
|                                 |related, tell the computer what to   |/Software                   |                             |
|                                 |do.                                 |                             |                             |
|Data management technology       |Software designed to handle         |http://doups3.hubpages.com/h|Hard drives and floppy disk |
|                                 |excessive data                       |ub/Data-Management-Technolog|                             |
|                                 |                                     |y                           |                             |
|Networking                       |Communication of computers or       |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki|Ethernet and phone lines     |
|                                 |components...