IDE/ATA IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics/Advanced Technology Attachment) is a general purpose interface used to connect internal storage devices such as CD-ROM drives, hard drives and floppy drives.
Identity theft is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage or loss.
Immediate access storage The memory within the central processor. Also referred to as internal use or main store.
IMAP The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails. Both protocols are supported by all modern email clients and web servers.
Indexing Creating a secondary file which contains pointers to items in an associated database file and allows rapid location of records in the file.
Importing Bringing data from one program into another.
Information Meaningful knowledge produced from raw data files.
Information retrieval The process of retrieving specific information from data files.
Information technology(IT) Information technology (IT) is the term used to describe the equipment (hardware) and computer programs (software) that allows us to access, retrieve, organise, alter, present and store data and information.
Informational Website These are those sites which are created in order to provide a customized and branded resource for potential and active customers, members, investors and so forth. These websites are usually content and design driven.
Input statement This is a line of instructions written by a programmer which is intended to collect and store data to be used in the running of the program. Input statement may contain keywords such as get, INPUT, write, writeln, IN. The key term used will also be accompanied by a variable which will store the data.
Install/ Installation When referring to computer software, install, installation, or install.exe is the process or creating and moving all of the necessary files to run a software program on a computer. Typically an install is started by running the install or setup file on a disc.
Integrated software Integrated software refers to a program which includes the major types of application, such as word processing, spreadsheet and database, within a single package.
integration testing Integration testing combines individual software modules in sections and tests them.
interface The point at which a user interacts with a computer
Internet The worldwide network linking up millions of computers through communication channels.
Interpreter An interpreter is a program which translates the source program line by line, and stops it if it detects errors.
Intranet A private network of computers within an organisation.
IP Address a unique set of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network. eg 192.168.1.7
IPO chart An input-process-output, or IPO, chart is simply a way to describe how your business processes information. Usually, an IPO chart is the precursor to using software for specific purposes
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IRC/instant messaging These services handle exchange of comments between two or more Internet users in real time. An example is MSN Messenger.
ISDN (integrated services digital network) A high speed digital alternative to using telephone lines.
ISP short for Internet service provider. An ISP (Internet service provider) is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet