GLOSSARY OF ICT TERMS

 

ERVIN FROILAN M. VICENTE  

BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION-II 

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

 

Application Programming Interface: The role of Application Programming Interfaces (API) is evolving within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space to support increasingly more than consumer-oriented communications, applications, commerce, and digital content. https://mindcommerce.com

Artificial Intelligence: Comprised of many different technologies and tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides methods and techniques to provide human-like decision making in an automated basis, and on a scale and scope that would be prohibitive without advanced software and careful system integration. https://mindcommerce.com

Augmented Reality: Augmented Reality (AR) is a form of immersive technology that represents a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input that enriches the user’s perception of the real world. https://mindcommerce.com

Big Data Analytics: Designed to deal primarily with Unstructured Data, Big Data technologies represent a collective combination of physical infrastructure, data collection and integration capabilities, data security infrastructure, data storage management, data mining and analytics. https://mindcommerce.com

Blockchain Technology: The term blockchain refers to decentralized ledger or database management system that enables participants to record data that is stored as a chain of transaction in the form of digital tokens, sequentially grouped into a block. https://mindcommerce.com

Cloud Computing: From its origins, cloud computing has been largely relegated to Software, Platforms, and Infrastructure (SPI) in an “as a service” model as Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). https://mindcommerce.com Data as a Service: Data as a Service (DaaS) is defined as any service offered wherein users can access vendor provided databases or host their own databases on vendor managed systems. DaaS is expected to grow significantly in the near future due to a few dominant themes including cloud-based infrastructure/services, enterprise data syndication, and the consumer services trend towards Everything as a Service (XaaS). https://mindcommerce.com

Data Management: Managing ICT data takes many shapes and forms. Specialized technologies, tools, and techniques (referred to collectively as Big Data Analytics) are utilized to deal with unstructured data (e.g., data that is non-correlated and/or of sufficient size and scope to be unwieldy to manage with conventional data management tools). https://mindcommerce.com

Edge Computing: There is an evolution underway in which edge computing is gaining prominence in ICT networks. Decentralized or distributed (e.g. Fog) cloud computing will become increasingly important as various wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) related applications require massive computing at the edge of networks. https://mindcommerce.com

Haptic Internet: Most people are familiar with Haptic technology by way of the kinesthetic user interface for smart phones or other consumer electronics that recreates a sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user. Conversely, haptic devices may incorporate tactile sensors that measure forces exerted by the user on the interface. https://mindcommerce.com

Heterogeneous Networks: Wireless networks need to handle an ever-increasing number of devices, consuming high volumes of data, both indoors and outdoors, and in a very unpredictable pattern with seamless coverage and consistent capacity. https://mindcommerce.com

ICT Infrastructure: Telecom and Computing networks are comprised of physical and logical elements, which are manifest in the architectures and systems that provide features, functionality, and capabilities necessary to provide modern communications, applications, digital content and commerce. https://mindcommerce.com

Immersive Technologies: Augmented Reality, Haptic Internet, and Virtual Reality are all examples of “immersive” technologies. The term “immersive” is used as this category embodies those technologies that facilitate a fully immersive human experience, often including multiple senses as well as interaction with virtual objects and/or interaction between the real and virtual worlds. https://mindcommerce.com

Industrial Evolution: Not a “revolution” but an evolution, industrial systems and processes have evolved through three unique stages starting with mechanization and the use of water power in phase one. Phase two was characterized as industry reliant upon electricity and the use of automated factories for mass production. https://mindcommerce.com

Industrial Internet of Things: The term Industrial Internet or Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is sometimes used in the context of next generation manufacturing, but it may also be referenced in a more general sense to pertain to the broader enterprise market, which includes many different

ERVIN FROILAN M. VICENTE 

BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION-II

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Android                                             Is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for                                                                              touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet                                                                          computers (The University of Waikato).

Application                                    A computer software designed to help you perform specific                                                                             task (The University of Waikato).

Central Processing Unit             

  A component of a device that provides processing power, necessary for the running of programs or applications