IT Careers
IT professionals are required to translate very technical data into concepts that a general audience can understand. This means they have to be skilled in
What is communication?
This protocol is seen in front of web addresses and is used to transfer web pages to a client.
What is HTTP?
Pandora is an example of
What is crowdsourcing?
Two or more computers linked together so that they can share information and devices is known as
What is a network?
This term refers to services provided over the internet, rather than downloading software onto individual computers.
What is cloud computing?
A ____________ would likely diagnose and resolve users' technical hardware and software problems.
What is a help desk technician?
This means a website/protocol is secure.
What is "S"?
The fact that a group of people are smarter than one individual is known as
What is collective intelligence?
The two types of internet connections are
What are direct and dial up?
This is the reason you should avoid typing emails in all CAPITAL LETTERS.
What is "because it is considered yelling"?
This person would most likely direct the activities of the Web development team in a large organization.
What is a web site manager?
This protocol is used to download or transfer large files or applications.
What is FTP?
Another word for social tagging is
This protocol is required for computers to communicate with each other over the Internet.
What is TCP/IP?
This organization provides a connection to the internet for a monthly fee.
What is an ISP?
This individual is responsible for maintaining the software and procedures necessary to protect the confidentiality and integrity of electronic data.
Who is a security manager?
This protocol is used for outgoing email messages.
What is SMTP?
Another term for cloud computing is
What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?
Of the six elements required to connect to the Internet, which can be supplied in the form of a Web browser, e-mail program or mobile app?
What is client software?
This is the difference between LAN and WAN.
What is "local" or "wide"?
A _________________________ would most likely implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of servers on the network.
Who is a server administrator?
This system resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable names.
What is DNS (Domain Name System)?
This helps non-technical users collectively classify and find information on a site.
What is tagging / folksonomy?
Which U.S. government agency first funded the development of the Internet?
What is the Department of Defense?
The organization responsible for managing domain names so that each one is unique, and (once registered) cannot be used by an unauthorized individual or organization.
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).