Input & Output
Security
Memory
Networks and Communication
Potpourri
100
You use this peripheral to type data into the computer.
What is a keyboard?
100
Most types of security threats are encountered on this.
What is the Internet?
100
Most computers have 3 types of this, which is used to store information.
What is memory?
100
This type of connection has become very common. Most phones and computers have at least one of this type of port.
What is USB?
100
We usually think of this type of software as a program.
What is application software?
200
This peripheral works best for right handed people, but there is also a left handed setting.
What is a mouse?
200
This type of software collects info from your computer and sends it elsewhere.
What is spyware?
200
This type of memory is physical, and is used to store files, the OS, etc.
What is storage?
200
This type of connection is found on most TVs and monitors, and is used to send audio and video data simultaneously.
What is HDMI?
200
This is measured in gigahertz.
What is processor speed?
300
This type of input has gotten much more popular over the last ten years, and is found on laptops, phones, and tablets.
What is a touch screen?
300
This type of software can be mildly annoying or highly destructive, and can even hold your computer for ransom.
What is malware?
300
This type of memory can be thought of as multitasking memory; the more there is, the more you can do at one time.
What is RAM?
300
These special computers are used to store data that can be shared throughout a network.
What is a server?
300
You may have only seen these kinds of computers in movies, and they're usually found at universities or government agencies.
What is a supercomputer?
400
You're really gonna need this type of output device when you've got an essay to turn in. . .
What is a printer?
400
Bank login pages and other login pages are common targets of these kinds of web sites that look like the real thing, but really aren't.
What is spoofed websites?
400
This type of memory exists in every computer, and tells the CPU what to do and how to do it.
What is ROM?
400
Our school network is an example of this type of network.
What is a Local Area Network?
400
This is usually measured in gigabytes.
What is storage capacity?
500
This type of screen, most commonly found on smartphones, used light emitting diodes to display info, and usually consumes less battery than standard LCD screens.
What is AMOLED?
500
This is the practice of sending misleading emails that seek your personal information.
What is phishing?
500
What does ROM stand for?
What is Read Only Memory?
500
What does USB stand for?
What is Universal Serial Bus?
500
Many of us use WiFi these days, but this type of device is required to create a useable signal for our devices.
What is a wireless router?
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