9626 A-level IT Full Glossary Of Terms From Text Book For Advanced IT Cambridge International
Actuator - this is type of motor that controls a mechanism or system Alignment - positioning text so that it is in line, for example on the left, right or center Alpha testing - initial testing of a software by a limited group of people Analogue - this is the smooth stream of data that we process on a daily basis Animation - a series of images played one after another to simulate movement Array - a data structure that can store multiple items under one identifier Artificial intelligence - computer system that performs tasks that normally require human intelligence Assignment - providing a value to a variable Attribute - a category of information within an entity Bandwidth - the range of frequencies available for a communication method which determines the transmission rate; the amount of data that can be transmitted at one time Beta testing - a sample of users test a pre-release version of the software Biometrics - the measurement of a person's physical characteristics of a person that can be used by a computer for identification purposes Bitmap - an image made up of small squares called pixels. Each individual pixel can only be one color Bite rate - the number of bits that can be transferred per second Black box testing - testing of inputs and outputs to a system or part of a system with no consideration for the workings of the system Bluetooth - a short range wireless communication standard Bridge - connects two LANs Continues...
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