Careers in IT
Security, Privacy & Safety
Hardware
Software
Acronyms
100

An individual who codes and tests systems for cybercrime vulnerabilities

What is Cybersecurity Specialist/Security Analyst?

100
A measure to assure data is entered by a human?
What is CAPTCHA
100

An ancillary device used to put information into and get information out of the computer.

What is Peripheral?

100
Programming errors
What are bugs
100

RAM

What is Random Access Memory?

200

IT Specialist who creates, tests, and maintains operating systems.

What is Computer Systems Software Engineer?

200

Application software that assist system software in doing their work most efficiently. Ex: Anti-Virus Software.

What is Utility Software?

200

The main circuit board inside the computer. It contains things like the CPU, BIOS, memory sockets, mass storage interfaces, many other components.

What is Mother Board?

200

A type of software that is downloadable, serves a specific purpose. Ex: Microsoft Word, Gmail, YouTube.

What is Application Software?

200
LAN
What is local area network
300
IT Specialist who builds and repairs computer parts.

What is Computer Hardware Engineer/Technician?

300

Under-represented gender in the IT industry, especially in Cyber Security. 

What is Women?

300
A removable peripheral device and most recognized example of SSD. Also known as a thumb or jump drive.
What is a flash drive
300
Computer program that retrieves hypertext documents via the HTTP protocol and displays them on the computer monitor.
What is browser
300
WAN
What is wide area network
400

A learn-and-earn program in which students can obtain on-the-job training, paid-for school, and certified credentials.

What is an Apprenticeship Program?

400

Prevents the unauthorized copying of a work of authorship.

What is Copy Right?

400
A device used for inputting textual and numeric data
What is a keyboard
400

A shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information. The exchange can be between software, computer hardware, peripheral devices, humans, and combinations of these.

What is Interface?

400
WWW

What is World Wide Web.

500

The highest level IT manager

What is a CIO (Chief Information Officer) ?

500
The act of breaking into the e-mails, websites, computer systems, and files of other computer users?
What is Hacking
500

A device that displays output on a screen

What is a monitor?

500

System software that manages all of the devices, as well as locates and provides instructions to the CPU. The computer "driver" software.

What is an operating system (OS)

500
CPU
What is Central Processing Unit