Hardware
Software
Networks
Security
Multimedia
100
clock speed Speed of a processor, in ticks per second
What is Clock Speed
100
Application software for managing finances.
What is accounting software
100
3G System to allow Internet access using mobile phone networks.
What is 3G
100
Software to detect and remove viruses and other malware.
What is anti-virus
100
alignment Tools to control placement of objects in presentation or DTP software.
What is alignment
200
Encoding system to store text, where one byte is used for each character. Compare Unicode.
What is American Standard Code for Information Interchange
200
Software which allows users to produce work, such as documents and presentations.
What is application software
200
Computer that stores application software for clients on a network.
What is application server
200
establishing a user's identity.
What is authentication
200
Amount of data used to represent a single sample in a video or audio file.
What is bit rate
300
Encoding system to store text, where one byte is used for each character. Compare Unicode.
What is ASCII
300
Collection of application programs that perform related tasks, sold together.
What is application suite
300
Data transfer method in which the sender and receiver are not synchronised.
What is asynchronous
300
Method of bypassing security in a system, built in by the system designers.
What is backdoor
300
Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.
What is bitmap graphics
400
Input device that uses a laser to read a bar code.
What is bar code scanners
400
assistant Step by step help system to guide a user through a task.
What is assistant
400
Record of all changes and actions performed with a system, for security purposes.
What is audit trails
400
Process of registering a user for a biometric system by taking an initial sample.
What is biometric enrolment
400
blue screen Technique used to replace part of a video image matching a certain colour with computer graphics.
What is Green or Blue Screen mean
500
A single binary digit (a 1 or a 0). The smallest unit of storage inside a computer.
What is bit
500
Application software for creating, recording, and editing sound.
What is audio software
500
Computer that checks usernames and passwords when a user tries to log in.
What is authentication server
500
Use of fingerprints, retina scans, or other body features as an authentication mechanism.
What is biometrics
500
Temporary storage area used to store video or audio data ready for playing.
What is Buffer
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