ITGS Chapter 1 Flashcards
a means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends and to meet and connect with others through common interests, experiences, and friends
Social Networking
a tool that collects information from emails, text messages, blog posts, and Twitter tweets and maps them, making the information instantly publicly available
Crisis-Mapping Tool
the discrepancy between those who have access to the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the Internet offer and those who do not
Digital Divide
tools and web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users
Web 2.0
the combination of leisure time and the tools needed to be creative
Cognitive Surplus
the freedom to work without constant direction and control
Autonomy
the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress
Mastery
the understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself
Purpose
asking for small donations from a large number of people, often using the Internet; a style of generating capital to start a business through social media
Crowdfunding
technology that lets any piece of print in the real world host a live link to online information and video content
QR (quick response) Codes
the phenomenon of consumers checking in with the voice of the crowd before making purchases
Crowdsourcing
joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently
Collaborative Consumption
being familiar enough with computers that a user knows how to use them and understands their capabilities and limitations
Computer Literate
unwanted or junk e-mail
Spam
the set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and that enables it to perform different tasks
Software
