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Software development

The production of programs to be run on hardware.

Contributors in Software development

Software development

Data region

Computer; Components

A range of cells that contains data and that is bounded by empty cells or worksheet borders.

Asset

Computer; Components

The abstract or concrete resources that a system must protect from misuse by an adversary.

User identity

Computer; Components

Identity assigned to a user during authentication. For example, the user identity of anonymous users would be the default "iusr" account.

Client authentication

Computer; Components

A method of authentication by which the client in a client-server communication proves its identity to the server.

Budgeted cost of work performed

Computer; Components

The earned value field that indicates how much of the task's budget should have been spent, given the actual duration of the task.

Shared folder permissions

Computer; Components

Permissions that dictate which users can access a shared folder on a network.

Encrypted data

Computer; Components

Data that has been converted from plaintext into ciphertext. Encrypted messages are used to disguise the content of a message when it is sent or stored.

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