Cybersecurity
This type of attack tricks users into revealing passwords.
PHISHING
This AI tool can write essays and answer questions.
CHAT GPT
Storing files online instead of on a local computer.
CLOUD COMPUTING
Citing sources properly to avoid academic offence.
PLAGIARISM
"Intelligent" devices that connect to the the internet
Smart devices (smart tv, smart phone...)
A security system that blocks unauthorised network access.
FIREWALL
Using AI to grade student assignments automatically.
AUTOMATED GRADING
The APA/MLA rule for quoting online articles.
AUTHOR/DATE/URL
Technology that creates immersive digital worlds.
VIRTUAL REALITY/VR
Encrypting data so only authorised users can read it.
CRYPTOGRAPHY
The ethical concern about AI copying human writing without credit.
PLAGIARISM
A small software program that performs a specific task.
AN APP/APPLICATION
A formal phrase to introduce a counterargument.
"HOWEVER, SOME ARGUE THAT..."
Using technology to study genes and improve health.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
A type of malware that demands payment to unlock files.
RANSOMWARE
A downside of AI tutors compared to human teachers.
LACK OF EMPATHY/FEEDBACK
A global network connecting millions of computers.
INTERNET
The section of a paper where you discuss limitations of your IT research.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
A concern about robots replacing humans.
UNEMPLOYMENT/WORKFORCE DISRUPTION/DISPLACEMENT
The password of using unique passwords for different accounts.
PASSWORD HYGIENE
The term for AI systems that improve through data.
MACHINE LEARNING
A hardware device that processes data.
CPU/CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
A verb often used in thesis statements about technology.
" This paper..examines/analyses..."
The term for AI systems that mimic human thinking.
AGI/ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE