Technology Buzz Words

Critical Updates

Required by computers to keep your system secure and up-to-date

DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)

Enacted in 1998 to update copyright law to encompass the growing use of computers and the Internet
http://www.ttu.edu/policy/dmca.php

eRaider

Your TTU electronic identification; a single username and password allowing you to use email, access Raiderlink, enroll in computer training, download software, and many other campus technology services
https://eraider.ttu.edu/

Peer-to-Peer

One-to-one Internet connection used to share files; often involving the use of file-sharing programs; sharing copyrighted material is illegal
http://www.ttu.edu/policy/dmca.php
http://it.ttu.edu/documentation/laws/

Raiderlink

Your online campus connection; connects you to search engines, student administration information, Transportation & Parking Services, weather, and much more
http://www.raiderlink.ttu.edu/

TechMail

Your Texas Tech email; used for official university correspondence
https://askit.ttu.edu/email

Virus

Computer program that can reproduce by changing other programs to include a copy of itself; can distribute itself through email or by download.

VPN

VPN stands for virtual private network. When away from campus, the TTUnet VPN service enables you to send and receive data from a non-TTU network as if your computing device was directly connected to the TTUnet network. This allows access to protected TTU resources from a remote location.

Note: Some commercial VPN services exist for the purpose of encrypting all of your Internet communications. The TTUnet VPN service does not serve this purpose and provides a secure tunnel to the TTU network only. Network communications to non-TTU services cannot be secured by using a TTUnet VPN connection.

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