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What do you call an extra copy of a document, file or program?
A backup
What is a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires that connects computer parts?
A cable
What is an electronic machine that:
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)
A computer
How do you get a file from someone else's computer, over a network?
Download it
What is a round, metal plate in the computer that stores large amounts of information?
Hard disk/Hard drive
What system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1?
Binary
A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information.
CD/DVD
A container of ink/toner, etc. used for printers.
A cartridge
What adjective describes a device that help you reduce physical effort and work?
Labour-saving
The parts of a computer system that you can touch.
Hardware
What adjective describes technology that is most recent and advanced?
Cutting-edge
The field of science that focuses on forces like gravity.
Physics
What do you call a person or company that creates programs like apps and games?
Developer/Programmer
To make something in very high quantities, such as in a factory.
Mass-produce
This is how scientists make and use extremely small objects and devices.
Nanotechnology
What is a software program that lets you explore the internet to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, etc.
A browser
The effect of certain gases in the atmosphere that contributes to global warming.
The greenhouse effect
When something is at its biggest or most successful.
A peak
What is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.
A gigabyte (GB)
A large, widespread outbreak of a disease in an area that may spread.
Epidemic