ITM 100 Class 10 (Appendix D) Key Terms 2025/2026

ambient digital experience

A blend of the physical, virtual, and electronic environments creating a real-time ambient environment that changes as the user moves from one place to another.

augmented reality (AR)

Allows businesses to overlay digital content, such as 3D models, information, or interactive interfaces, onto the physical world, providing employees and customers with real-time, context-aware information and interactions.

autonomic computing

A self-managing computing model named after, and patterned on, the human body’s autonomic nervous system.

autonomous agent

Software that carries out some set of operations on behalf of a user or another program with some degree of independence or autonomy and employs some knowledge or representation of the user’s goals or desires.

biological 3D printing

Includes the printing of skin and organs and is progressing from theory to reality; however, politicians and the public do not have a full understanding of the implications.

computer simulation

Complex systems, such as the U.S. economy, can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine “what if” analysis.

historical analysis

Historical events are studied to anticipate the outcome of current developments.

Information of Everything (IoE)

A concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis on machine-to-machine communications to describe a more complex system that also encompasses people and processes.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Any device connected to the Internet with the goal of enhancing performance without human intervention.

machine learning

A type of artificial intelligence that enables computers to understand concepts in the environment and learn.

real-time adaptive security

The network security model necessary to accommodate the emergence of multiple perimeters and moving parts on the network, and increasingly advanced threats targeting enterprises.

3D printing (additive manufacturing)

A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

trend analysis

A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts.

trend monitoring

Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision-makers.

trend projection

When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future.

virtual assistant (VA)

A small program stored on a PC or portable device that monitors emails, faxes, messages, and phone calls.

virtual reality

A computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world.