Hardware
Software
Network
Security
Multimedia
100
A type of secondary storage device that uses electronic circuits to read and store data. The advantage of this is that is has no moving parts, making it faster and less likely to be damaged if dropped. Also called flash memory. (Compare magnetic storage with optical storage and solid state storage)
What is flash memory/flash drive
100
Problem that occurs as files are saved on non-contiguous sectors on a disk.
What is fragmentation
100
System for transferring files over the Internet, often used for uploading web sites.
What is FTP
100
System of encoding plaintext so that it cannot be understood with access to an encryption key.
What is encryption
100
Software which restricts the actions a user can perform with a file, such as copying or printing.
What is DRM
200
System of satellites which can pinpoint a users location on the Earth.
What is Global Positioning System
200
Automatically customising a standard letter with individual names and addresses.
What is mail merge
200
Computer which acts as a bridge between a local area network and the Internet.
What is gateway
200
Used to encrypt and decrypt data.
What is encryption key
200
Software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books, magazines, and brochures.
What is DTP
300
System of satellites which can pinpoint a users location on the Earth.
What is GPS
300
Application software for creating and editing presentations, animations, and video.
What is multimedia software
300
Gigabits per second. Measure of network bandwidth.
What is Gbps
300
Gaining illegal access to a computer system
What is hacking
300
Exceptions to copyright law that allow copying in certain limited circumstances
What is fair use
400
Unit of measurement for a processor's clock speed. 1000 MHz.
What is gigahertz
400
Software that manages the computer system and controls the hardware.
What is operating systems
400
hardware address Unique address embedded in network connected devices.
What is hardware address
400
Protocol used to send web pages securely over the Internet.
What is https
400
Area of a document which appears the same on every page.
What is footer
500
Storage unit: 1024 megabytes.
What is GB
500
Refers to a particular combination of hardware and operating system.
What is platform
500
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The standard protocol of the world wide web.
What is HTTP
500
Protocol used to send web pages securely over the Internet.
What is https
500
Lossless file format for images.
What is GIF
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