ITGS: Introduction - What is ITGS

Information Technology is the study of how developments in IT affect people and society.

• True

• Fales

The three strands of the ITGS Triangle can exist without the other, where every topic studied does not have to cover each strand.

• True

• False

Data or information that is entered into the computer.

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

Information which is produced by a computer system.

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

Concerned with protecting IT systems from unauthorized users.

• Anonymity

• Authenticity

• Reliability

• Security

Involves a user providing their identity to gain access to a computer system.

• Anonymity

• Authenticity

• Reliability

• Security

Refers to how well a computer system works: if it functions as intended, or fails and crashed.

• Compatibility

• Privacy

• Reliability

• Integrity

Refers to the correctness of data

• Compatibility

• Privacy

• Reliability

• Integrity

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

• Environmental Impact

• Globalization

• Standards

• Digital Divide

The use of technology to ensure that everybody is able to access resources, regardless of problems such as physical disabilities.

• Environmental Impact

• Globalization

• Equality of Access

• Digital Divide