Update (Fall 2007)This project was done by the Summer Session ITS 472 Network Architecture Class at Purdue University Calumet. The full document is available for download (4mb) here. The project design was followed closely with some element overcome by events,…
Category: Technology
The term “technology” does not follow the same linguistic pattern as “biology” and “geology” because its etymology is different. While “biology” and “geology” are derived from Greek roots, with “bio” meaning life and “geo” meaning Earth, “technology” has Latin roots.
“Technology” comes from the combination of two Greek words: “techne,” meaning skill or art, and “logia,” meaning study or science. So, the term “technology” literally means the study or science of skills or arts. It reflects a broader concept that goes beyond the study of a specific substance (like life or the Earth) to encompass a wide range of human-made tools, systems, and techniques.
Information Assurance Domains & Defining Software Assurance
Information assurance and security are a compilation of two other domains. The first domain is systems assurance. Systems assurance is the practice of hardening operating systems from known threats, analyzing and auditing hardware and devices for known threats, and remediating…