IT management

IT career paths

• What is upskilling and why is it important for you career?

  Upskilling is a workplace trend that provides training programs and development opportunities to expand an employee's abilities and minimize skill gaps.

• Group Policy

  Group Policy is a management feature in Microsoft's Active Directory (AD) that enables network and system administrators to configure and assign user and computer settings in an AD environment.

• chief trust officer

  A chief trust officer (CTrO) in the IT industry is an executive job title given to the person responsible for building confidence around the use of customer information.

IT Operations

Terms related to the processes and services implemented and managed by an organization’s information technology (IT) department. Topics covered include systems management, configuration management, API management and DevOps, as well as real-time performance monitoring and management.

• automatic transfer switch (ATS)

  An automatic transfer switch (ATS) is a device that automatically transfers a power supply from its primary source to a backup source when it senses a failure or outage in the primary source.

• Linux Secure Boot

  Linux Secure Boot is a Hyper-V feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. The feature allows specific Linux distributions to boot properly when running in Hyper-V generation 2 virtual machines.

• click-wrap agreement (click-through agreement)

  A click-wrap agreement (click-through agreement) is an online agreement in which the user signifies their acceptance by clicking a button or checking a box that states, 'I agree.'

Personal computing

Terms related to personal computers, including definitions about computers sold as consumer products and words and phrases about laptops, tablets and smartphones.

• AI PC

  An AI PC is a personal computer equipped with hardware and software components to run artificial intelligence (AI) applications and tasks.

• Consensus Algorithm

  A consensus algorithm is a process in computer science used to achieve agreement on a single data value among distributed processes or systems.

• click-wrap agreement (click-through agreement)

  A click-wrap agreement (click-through agreement) is an online agreement in which the user signifies their acceptance by clicking a button or checking a box that states, 'I agree.'

Project management

Terms related to project management, including definitions about project management methodologies and tools.

• product development (new product development)

  Product development -- also called new product management -- is a series of steps that includes the conceptualization, design, development and marketing of newly created or rebranded goods and services.

• scope creep

  Scope creep in project management is the gradual expansion of functions or adding features, functions or other deliverables beyond a project's original parameters.

• business plan

  A business plan is a formal document that outlines a company's objectives, strategies and financial forecasts, serving as a comprehensive roadmap for business growth and development.

Technical support

Terms related to computer fundamentals, including computer hardware definitions and words and phrases about software, operating systems, peripherals and troubleshooting.

• scalability

  In information technology, scalability (frequently spelled 'scaleability') has two uses: for a computer application to function with change in size and volume, and to take advantage of a rescale.

• data structure

  A data structure is a specialized format for organizing, processing, retrieving and storing data.

• quantum computing

  Quantum computing is an area of computer science focused on the development of computers based on the principles of quantum theory.