Data Management Terms - Page 2

Data compression is a technique used to represent data in a more compact form in order to reduce the amount of storage space required or to transmit the data more efficiently over a network...read more ⟶

The term “metadata” refers to any data that contains information about other types of data...read more ⟶

Digital rights management (DRM) is a technology used to protect digital content and prevent unauthorized access, copying, or distribution...read more ⟶

A raw image format is a file format that stores unprocessed data from a digital camera’s image sensor...read more ⟶

A permalink, short for “permanent link,” is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that is intended to remain unchanged for the lifetime of the content to which it refers...read more ⟶

NoSQL, also known as “Not Only SQL,” is a type of database that is designed to handle large volumes of structured, semi-structured, or unstructured data...read more ⟶

A “datagram” is a self-contained, independent entity of data carrying sufficient information to be routed from the source to the destination computer without reliance on earlier exchanges between the source and destination computers and the transporting network...read more ⟶

The 404 error is an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) status code that indicates that the server was unable to find the requested resource...read more ⟶

A 403 error is an HTTP status code that indicates that a client is forbidden from accessing a requested resource...read more ⟶

A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a globally distributed network of servers that work together to deliver content to users as efficiently as possible...read more ⟶

Information and communications technology, or ICT, refers to the various technologies and tools used to facilitate the exchange of information and communication...read more ⟶

“Parity check” is a method of checking the accuracy of data transmission or storage...read more ⟶

A master reset, also known as a factory reset or hard reset, is the process of resetting a device to its original factory settings, effectively wiping all data, and returning it to the state it was in when it was initially acquired...read more ⟶

A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the process of restoring a device to its original manufacturer settings...read more ⟶

A factory reset, also known as a hard reset or master reset, is the process of restoring a device to its original manufacturer settings...read more ⟶

Encoding is the process of converting data from one format into another for the purpose of efficient transmission or storage...read more ⟶

An access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions that are associated with a particular resource, such as a file, folder, or network device...read more ⟶

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software...read more ⟶

In most programming languages, the address-of operator & is used to get the memory address of a variable...read more ⟶

A memory address is a unique identifier for a specific location in a computer’s memory...read more ⟶

Cloud waste refers to the inefficient use of resources, such as computing power and storage, in cloud computing environments...read more ⟶