Kaarten: HOGENT Toegepaste Informatica Communication Lab U1-U6 | Quizlet

To determine

To control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen.

To diagnose

To recognize and name the exact character of something, by examining it.

To analyze

To study something in a systematic and careful way.

To understand

To know why or how something happens or works.

To repair

To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.

To update

To make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design.

To collaborate

To work with someone else for a special purpose or on a particular project.

To implement

To start using a plan or system.

To test

To do something in order to discover if something is safe, works correctly, etc., or if something is present

To plan

To think about and decide what you are going to do, and/or how, when, where etc. you are going to do it.

Data lake

A centralized repository that allows you to store all your structured and unstructured data at any scale.

Off the shelf

Something that is taken from something that already exists, instead of something you have created yourself.

Proxy

Gateway between you and the Internet.

Query

Keywords you use to look for data.

Policy

Guideline(s) that have been officially agreed by a group of people.

To upgrade

To improve the quality or usefulness of something, or change it for something newer or of a better standard.

To add

To put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total.

To design

To make or draw plans for something.

To evaluate

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.

To find out

To discover, either unexpectedly or by searching.

To install

To put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to use.

To train

To prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise.

White-collar worker/clerk

Someone who has a desk job at an office.

To troubleshoot

To solve a problem or to identify and determine the problem with something. Troubleshooting often involves the process of elimination, where a technician follows a set of steps to determine/resolve the problem.

BSc

Bachelor of Science.

MSc

Master of Science.

Governance

The way that organizations or countries are managed at the highest level, and the systems for doing this. A controlling influence on something.

Pragmatic

Solving problems in a sensible way that suits the current existing conditions, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas or rules.

Stakeholder

A person such as an employee, customer, or citizen who is involved with an organization, society, etc. and therefore has responsibilities towards it and an interest in its success.

Enroll at/in

to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group

Tuition fees

Money that a student pays to a university for his/her teaching.

The cutting edge

The most up-to-date stage of development in a particular type of work or activity.

Ad hoc

Not planned before it happened.

Actuary

A person who calculates how likely accidents, such as fire, flood, or loss of property, are to happen, and tells insurance companies how much they should charge their customers.

Graduate

A person who has obtained a first degree from a university or college.

Undergraduate

A student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university.

Major (AmE)

The main subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself.

Breadcrumb navigation

The way in which someone finds their way around a website using breadcrumbs or links to previous pages visited.

Back-end

Relating to the part of a computer program or system that the user does not see or use.

Electronic footprint

When you send a mail or use a credit card, this shows you where you have been and what you have been doing.

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (as subjects of study)

Code

A term used to describe text that is written using the protocol of a particular language by a computer programmer.

Programming

Writing code (a set of instructions) to be interpreted and executed by a computer or another electronic device.

Routine

Code called and executed anywhere in a program. Also referred to as a function, procedure, method, and subprogram.

Trackpad

touchpad. A special area on a laptop or other computer that you touch in order to move the cursor or give an instruction.

Novice

Someone who is not experienced in a job or situation.

To run a program

To execute a program.

Debugging

Removing the bugs or mistakes from a program.

Define (a function)

Figure out the details of the problems that you are trying to solve.

Input

Something that is put into a system.

Algorithm

A set of mathematical instructions that, especially if given to a computer, will help to calculate an answer to a problem.

Iteration

A technique to sequence through a block of code repeatedly until a specific condition either exists or no longer exists.

Parentheses

Symbols that are put around a word or phrase (UK: brackets).

Decomposition

To break the code into smaller chunks.

To execute

To make a computer program or instruction work.

Bridge code

Refers to a system that maps the runtime behavior of different programming languages so they can share common resources. Thus, you can translate data and state across the two sides of the bridge.

Library

Refers to a collection of files, programs, routines, scripts, or functions that can be referenced in the programming code.

Contributor

A person/company that gives support to help another person/company achieve its goal

Module

A discrete piece of code which can be independently created and maintained to be used in different systems

Syntax

The use of character structures that a computer can interpret

Ecosystem

A collection of software projects, which are developed and co-evolve in the same environment

Prototype

An early version of a product not yet manufactured or released

Test bench

An environment used to verify the correctness or soundness of a design or model

Stub

A temporary placeholder for a function that will be implemented at a later time

Motion

The name given to a proposal when it is being discussed at a meeting. It must have a proposer and be seconded before being put to a vote

Seconder

One who supports the proposer of a motion or proposal

Mover

One who speaks on behalf of a motion

Opposer

One who speaks against a motion

Dropped motion

This is a motion that is not seconded and is therefore dropped from the discussion

Amendment

A proposal to modify or alter a motion. It must be proposed and seconded and any amended motion must be voted on first. If the amendment is rejected, voting takes place on the original motion

Resolution

A motion which has been carried (according to the voting procedure in operation)

AOB

Any other business - either items left over from a previous meeting, or items discussed after the main business of a meeting

Chair(person)

The person who is in charge of a meeting

To adjourn

To have a pause or rest during a formal meeting

Edge case

A problem or situation, especially in computer programming, that only happens at the highest or lowest end of a range of possible values or in extreme situations

Hotfix

A small piece of code developed to correct a major software bug or fault and released as quickly as possible

Patch

A small computer program that can be added to an existing program in order to make the existing program work as it should

Plug-in

A small computer program that makes a larger one work faster or have more features.

Abandonware

Software that is no longer produced or supported by the company that originally made it.

To allocate

To designate or reserve a resource for a specific use.

Array

Group of related data values that are grouped together.

Automated unit testing

A method of testing software. Units (small sections) of the code are rigorously checked to ensure they work correctly.

Concurrency

The occurrence of multiple events within overlapping time frames, but not simultaneously.

Obfuscation

Code or instructions that are purposely complicated to help conceal what the code performs. A programmer may do this to help prevent the program from being modified, stolen, or prevent a program from reading the code and understanding its true, malicious, intentions

Run time

Describes the time when a program is actually running on a computer

Router

A hardware device designed to receive, analyze and move incoming packets to another network.

Switch

A hardware device that filters and forwards network packets, but is often not capable of much more.

To map something out

To plan something in detail.

To configure

To arrange something or change the controls on a computer or other device so that it can be used in a particular way.

Ring topology

Network configuration where device connections create a circular data path.

Mesh topology

Network setup where each computer and network device is interconnected with one another (often used for wireless networks).

Hub

Most basic networking device that connects multiple computers or other network devices together.

Backbone

Portion of a computer network that is capable of carrying the majority of traffic on the network at high speeds. It often connects large networks or companies together.

Bandwidth

When referring to a data connection, this is the total maximum transfer rate of a network cable or device. The more a computer has, the faster it can send and receive information.

Bottleneck

The situation that occurs when too much data enters one source and causes a computer or network to slow down or become unresponsive.

Convergence

When two or more things come together.

To pledge

Make a serious or formal promise to give or do something.

Exemption (from)

Special permission not to do or pay something.

Colocation facilities

A type of data center where equipment, space, and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. They provide space, power, cooling, storage, and physical security for the storage and server equipment of other firms.

Mainframe

Used by large organizations for bulk data processing