ICT (preparation)

A publicly-accessible personal journal posted on the Web. It is often reflect the personality of the author and is typically updated daily:

• Blog

• BLOB (binary large object)

• Blu-ray

• Big data

• BI (Business Intelligence)

A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons, manipulated by a mouse

• Command Line Interface (CLI)

• Natural Language Interface (NLI)

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• Menu Driven Interface (MDI)

• Basic Input Output System (BIOS)

A query formulated in human language as opposed to an artificially constructed language such as machine language

• Command line query

• Natural language query

• Graphical user query

• Menu driven query

• Business query

The term which means the interaction between people and computers:

• User privileges

• UML (Unified Modeling Language)

• User software

• USB (universal serial bus)

• User interface

Utility software that alters a device’s user interface to create an accessible environment for individuals with disabilities

• Address space randomization

• Absolute reference

• Acceptance testing

• Adaptive utilities

• Anonymizer tools

A set of application programs or operating system functions that can be utilized by this program

• ASI (Address space interface)

• ARI (Absolute reference interface)

• ATI (Acceptance testing interface)

• AUI (Adaptive utilities interface)

• API (application program[ming] interface)

A detailed description of the way that the software for an information system should interface with the user, store data, process data, and format reports

• Application specifications

• Attack tree application

• Backup software

• Application Bandwidth

• Advanced Systems Format

A style of user interface that requires users to type commands, rather than use a mouse to manipulate on-screen controls

• Graphic user interface

• Application programming interface

• Command-line interface

• Natural language interface

• Menu driven interface

A term meaning the main screen of the graphical user interface that can hold objects such as folders and widgets:

• Desktop

• My Documents

• Basket

• My Computer

• Templates

An element of the graphical user interfaces that appears in a window and requests information, such as command parameters from a user:

• Desktop

• Templates

• Basket

• My Computer

• Dialog box