TECH 101 Buzz Words: Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly popular digital currencies and an alternative for online payments. To use cryptocurrencies, one needs to have a crypto wallet. This wallet can be software that is a cloud-based service or stored on a computer or mobile device. A wallet is also a tool through which encryption keys are stored to confirm your identity.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: Edge Computing
Edge computing is the practice of capturing, storing, processing and analysing data near the service consumers or data sources, instead of in a centralized data-processing warehouse. Hence, the data is stored at intermediate points at the ‘edge’ of the network, rather than at the central server or data centre.
Edge computing is not part of a cloud system. Instead, edge complements cloud computing but does not replace it.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: Voice-as-User Interface (VUI)
Voice-as-User Interface is a speech recognition technology that allows people to interact with a computer, smartphone or other device through voice commands. Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and Microsoft’s Cortana are prime examples of VUIs.
This technology uses voice as the primary mode of communication allowing users to initiate automated services and execute everyday tasks faster and better.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: Digital Transformation
Digital transformation uses technology to reimagine business processes and customer experiences to meet the requirement of changing markets.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: DevOps
DevOps removes the barriers between teams and operations so that they can work together across a software application. It increases an organization’s ability to deliver application and services faster than traditional software development processes.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: Multi-cloud
Multi-cloud is an approach that uses two or more cloud computing platforms to execute diverse tasks.
A multi-cloud environment could be all-public, all-private, or a combination of both.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: 5G
5G is a new global wireless standard after 3G, and 4G networks. It enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect together virtually everyone and everything, including machines, objects, and devices.
TECH 101 Buzz Words: E-health
E-health refers to health services and information delivered through the Internet and related technologies.
An electronic health record (EHR) is a prime example of e-health. It is a digital version of a patient’s health chart. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to users.
TECH 101: Cybersecurity
Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber-attacks and the unauthorised exploitation of systems, networks and technologies.