Jargon Buster

ICT

Information & Communication Technology

IE

Internet Explorer is Microsoft’s web browser

IIS

Microsoft Internet Information Services or Server is a set of Internet based services for Windows machines. Originally supplied as part of the Option Pack for Windows NT, they were subsequently integrated with Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. The current (Windows 2003) version is IIS 6.0 and includes servers for FTP, SMTP, NNTP and HTTP/HTTPS.

Infrastructure

is the physical hardware used to interconnect computers and users. It includes the transmission media, including telephone lines, cable television lines, and satellites and antennas, and also the routers, aggregators, repeaters, and other devices that control transmission paths. Infrastructure also includes the software used to send, receive, and manage the signals that are transmitted. In some usages, infrastructure refers to interconnecting hardware and software and not to computers and other devices that are interconnected. However, to some information technology users, infrastructure is viewed as everything that supports the flow and processing of information

Internet

is a vast collect of inter-connected worldwide networks

Intranet

is a private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that you would find on the public internet, but only for its internal use

IP

In law, Intellectual Property (IP) is an entitlement ("right") which extends the concept of property beyond its materialist definitions to include (in their expressed form) information, ideas, and other intangible assets. Within jurisdictional bounds, IP rights generally enable the holder to exercise exclusive rights of use in relation to the subject matter (or "content") of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property.

IP Address

Internet Protocol Address is the interface of each computer on the Internet identified by a unique number known as its IP Address. The names are translated to the correct IP Address using domain name server (DNS). When two computers communicate across the Internet, they address/identify each other via their IP addresses

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network is a way to move more data over existing regular phone lines, now being superseded by the much faster Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL). Requires a special type of modem called a Terminal Adaptor

ISO

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from national standards bodies. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization produces world-wide industrial and commercial standards, the so-called ISO standards.

ISP

Internet Service Provider is a Company or Organization dedicated to providing businesses or home users access to the Internet, usually for a fee

ITAM

IT Asset Management is the method that a company uses to track fixed assets, for example factory equipment, desks and chairs, computers, even buildings. Although the exact details of the task varies widely from company to company, asset management often includes tracking the physical location of assets, managing demand for scarce resources, and accounting tasks such as amortization.