Information Technology Terms

5 words in this vocabulary list

noun a title or heading at the top of a page or document

adjective used to describe something related to or characteristic of a header

  • The header of the document should include the title and author's name.
  • Make sure to put the title at the top of the page, in the header.
  • The header is where you slap on the title and call it a day.
  • In life, you are the header of your own story, setting the tone for everything that follows.

noun a scientific theory dealing with the transmission, reception, and processing of information

  • Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics that encompasses the quantification of information.
  • I'm studying information theory in my computer science class.
  • Diving into information theory can be mind-boggling, but it's so interesting.
  • Understanding information theory is like unlocking the secrets of communication.

noun the quality of being intangible; the state of not being able to be touched or grasped

  • The concept of intangibility is often discussed in the field of economics.
  • It's hard to wrap your head around the intangibility of emotions.
  • I can't believe the intangibility of the situation, it's so confusing.
  • The intangibility of her dreams made them seem impossible to achieve.

noun an outline or diagram representing a system or organization

  • The database schema defines the structure of the data stored in a database.
  • I need to update the schema for our project's database.
  • I'm still trying to figure out how to tweak the schema for the website.
  • The schema of our family tree helps us understand our ancestry and connections.

noun a unit of digital information equal to 10^27 bytes

  • The data storage capacity of a brontobyte is truly impressive, measuring at 10^27 bytes.
  • I heard that a brontobyte is like the biggest unit of data storage you can imagine.
  • Dude, my new hard drive can hold like a brontobyte of stuff, it's insane!
  • Her memory was like a brontobyte, storing every detail of our childhood together.