How to Be - Your Own I T

Everybody loves technology as long as it works. When it doesn't work, we look for the IT guy. IT stands for Information Technology. It is a fancy way of saying he is the guy who knows everything about computers. What do you do when there is nobody around to help?

You become your own IT guy. With some basic computer information, you can improve your abilities to master computer technology, at least enough to manage your way around a computer for purposes of finding out more about health.

Let's start with the basics. Here are a few important definitions.

Internet Service Providers (ISP): the company that you pay a monthly fee to in order to use the Internet

Modem: a device used to connect one computer to another over a phone line

Router: a hardware device that routes data from a local area network (LAN) to another network connection

Local Area Network: computer network limited to a home or office

Web Browser: a program used to view Internet pages

Cloud: method of storing large amounts of information on the Internet

Applications (App): Complete, self-contained programs that perform a specific function

URL (Uniform resource locator): the address of a site on the Internet; a standard way of finding objects on the Internet

References

Alexander, S., Frith, K., & Hoy, H. (2019). Applied Informatics for Nurses (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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PC Glossary (n.d.) Definitions of computer and internet terms. Retrieved from https://pc.net/glossary/

Portland State University. (n.d.) Basic computer terms. Retrieved from https://web.pdx.edu/~stipakb/download/PA