COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
This software manages hardware resources and provides the platform on which other software runs.
Operating system
This temporary memory loses its contents when the computer is switched off.
RAM
This global system connects millions of computer networks and devices around the world.
Internet
This software is used to access and display web pages.
Web browser
A learner uses Chrome to open a webpage. Is Chrome an example of the Internet or a web browser?
Web browser
This process occurs when a computer starts up and loads the operating system into memory.
Booting
This operating-system function organises files into folders and allows users to create, rename, copy and delete them.
File management
This unique numerical address identifies a device on a network.
IP address
This is the address used to identify a specific resource on the Web.
URL
A website address begins with HTTPS rather than HTTP. What does the S indicate?
Secure
This type of software runs automatically in the background and helps the operating system manage hardware and connected devices.
Device driver
A file ending in .pdf, .jpg or .docx contains this part of its filename that indicates its file type.
Extension
This system translates human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses.
DNS
This language is primarily used to structure the content of web pages.
HTML
A website stores a small piece of information on a user's computer so that it can remember preferences or login information. What is this called?
Cookie
When an operating system temporarily moves data from RAM to storage because RAM is full, this technique is called what?
Virtual memory
This process creates an additional copy of important files so that they can be recovered if the originals are lost or damaged.
Backup
A learner types www.example.com into a browser. The part “.com” identifies what?
Top-level domain
This system of connected documents and resources that can be accessed through the Internet is known by these three letters.
WWW
A search engine returns thousands of results, but the learner wants results from only one specific website. Which search-engine technique can be used to restrict the search to that website?
Site search
This operating-system feature allows several programs to appear to run at the same time by rapidly switching the CPU between tasks.
Multitasking
A computer has many files scattered across several folders, making them difficult to locate. Creating a logical folder structure is an example of what type of file-management practice?
Organisation
A user enters a website's domain name, but the DNS server translates it into an IP address before the browser can locate the server. What does DNS stand for?
Domain Name System
A clickable element on a webpage that takes the user to another webpage, document or location is called what?
Hyperlink
A learner clicks a link and is taken to a fake website designed to steal their login details. What type of attack is this an example of?
Phishing