CIS 1200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Video Editing Software

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Digital home includes controlling home systems such as entertainment and security systems from a computer via internet. Computer with a rv tuner, radio tuner, media software, blu-ray, dvd player, recorder, network adapter, access to a network, digital tv and media adapter, universal remote. Information technology (it): set of techniques for information handling/retrieving automatically. 2014, 70% or more of the us workforce with be using computers at work (us department of labor) Data mining: make meaning of data in databases. Personal shopper systems: retail systems that show shoppers prices, specials and total purchase price. Digital divide: discrepancy between have and have-nots with regards to computer technology. Technology helps in healthcare for example to increase the pace of vaccine production, saving lives. Ushahidi is a crisis mapping tool that helps locate injured people, clean water sources and food. Helps the environment ex: sprinklers connected to the internet that check the weather and start accordingly.