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| IT (Information Technology) | The management & processing of information using computers and computer networks. |
| Web site designer | An individual responsible for the organization and appearance of a Web site. |
| Web application developer | An individual who develops primarily server-side Web applications. |
| Web architect | An individual who is responsible for creating the overview plan of a Web site?s development |
| Web site analyst | An individual who analyzes Web site statistics to determine the site?s effectiveness. |
| dead link | A hyperlink that, when clicked, sends a Web site visitor to a page or resource that does not exist on the server. |
| Web site manager | An individual who manages a Web development team. |
| database administrator | An individual responsible for the maintenance and security of an organization's database resources and data. |
| server administrator | An individual responsible for managing and maintaining network servers. |
| network engineer | An individual responsible for managing and maintaining a network infrastructure. |
| security manager | An individual responsible for managing the security measures used to protect electronic data |
| security analyst/consultant | An individual responsible for examining an organization?s security requirements and determining the necessary infrastructure. |
| PC repair technician | An individual responsible for installing, modifying and repairing personal computer (PC) hardware components. |
| help desk technician | An individual responsible for diagnosing and resolving users' technical hardware and software problems. |
| network | A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate with one another. |
| node | Any entity on a network that can be managed, such as a system, repeater, router, gateway or firewall. A computer or other addressable device attached to a network; a host. |
| client | An individual computer connected to a network. Also a system or application that requests a service from another computer (the server), and is used to access files or documents (such as a Web browser or user agent). |
| server | A computer in a network that manages the network resources and provides, or serves, information to clients. |
| local area network (LAN) | A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area. |
| wide area network (WAN) | A group of computers connected over an expansive geographic area so their users can share files and services. |
| Internet | A worldwide network of interconnected networks. |
| host | A computer that other computers can use to gain information; in network architecture, a host is a client or workstation. |
| fully qualified domain name (FQDN) | The complete domain name of an Internet computer, such as www.CIWcertified.com. |
