Vocabulary
This term describes a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.
What is a program?
This term refers to the network that connects computers across the globe.
What is the Internet?
This inventor created the first practical telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This technology enables devices to communicate with each other via the Internet.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The physical components of a computer are known as this.
What is hardware?
The act of maintaining and improving a computer program or system is called this.
What is maintenance?
He invented the World Wide Web in 1989.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
This technology uses large datasets to improve decision-making and predictions.
What is big data?
This term refers to a collection of related web pages located under a single domain name.
This protocol is used for transferring files over the Internet.
What is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)?
This person is known as the "father of the computer."
Who is Charles Babbage?
This technology simulates realistic environments for users to interact with.
What is virtual reality (VR)?
A type of software that is designed to detect and destroy computer viruses?
What is antivirus software?
The term for a temporary storage area for data that is being processed.
What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?
Known for his work in electrical engineering, he developed the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This type of software allows users to automate repetitive tasks.
This type of software allows users to automate repetitive tasks.
This is the process of converting data into a form that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized users.
What is encryption?
This is a system that allows users to manage and organize data in a structured way.
What is a database?
This individual is credited with developing the first algorithm intended for implementation on a computer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This type of intelligence aims to create machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?