CHAPTER 15: GLOSSARY

ITEM

EXPLANATION

(E)DM system

Electronic Data Management system

9/11

9/11 is the shorthand name given to the terrorist attacks that occurred in the US on 11 September 2001 in which almost 3,000 people lost their lives

9-Track

The 9-Track tape and tape drive is a magnetic tape and was released by IBM in the 1960s as part of the IBM system 360 mainframe computer range

A&C

Appraisal and Counselling

A/S 400

A mid-range IBM computer first released in the late 1980s

Apps

An App is a computer program designed to run on smartphones and tablet computers

APT

Advanced Persistent Threat – a computer network penetration in which an unauthorised person gains access to a network, remaining there undetected for prolonged periods, ...

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