Vocabulary
Build your own Computer System
Name that App
Networks
File Organization and Databases
100

These are individual parts or elements that make up a system, they can be physical, informational, or procedural

What are components?

100

The four main components of a computer system are software, data, networks, and this, which refers to the physical components of a computer system.

What is hardware?

100

This music streaming app was first launched in 2008, gives you instant access to its vast online library of music and podcasts, allowing you to listen to any content of your choice at any time. 

What is spotify?

100

This term refers to the arrangement or structure of a network, common examples include bus, star, ring, and mesh.

What is topology?

100

This structure of file organization is the topmost directory in the file system. Everything on the computer is organized under this directory.

What is the Root?

200

This term is used to define the purpose or role of a system.

What is a function?

200

This hardware component's key function is Fetch, Decode, Execute and Store.

What is the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

200

This apps logo was created by a student for $35 in 1971, but the mobile app didn't launch for iOS until 2010 and for Android until 2012.

What is the nike app?

200

These are the set of rules that determine how data is transmitted and received in a network.

What are protocols?

200

The path represents the location of a file or directory in terms of hierarchy. The path seen here: 

C:\Windows\System32\system.ini 

".ini" is one example of this, which tells the computer what type of file "system" is.

What is the file('s) extension?

300

In the context of system fundamentals, these refer to the assets and elements that a system can draw upon to perform its functions. They can be tangible, such as hardware, or intangible, like software or data.

What are resources?

300

This type of memory is a small, high-speed memory located close to the CPU. It acts as a temporary storage for frequently accessed data and instructions, helping to improve overall system performance.

What is cache memory?
300

This rideshare company's logo combines information or atoms, to show that the world is connected and that their cars can be found anywhere in the world, just like you would find atoms.

What is Uber?

300

The acronym for this protocol is HTTPS, which is used for transferring web pages on the internet.

What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure?

300

These are structured sets of data held in a computer that can be easily accessed, managed, and updated.

What are databases?

400

This aspect of resource management regulates who can use certain resources, to ensure security and proper utilization?

What is access control?

400

This type of storage refers to storing data on remote servers accessed over the internet. It provides a scalable and flexible storage solution, allowing users to store and access their data from anywhere with an internet connection.

What is cloud storage?

400

This mobile apps logo was inspired by a myth. That's the fairy Melusine, which is a woman-fish that has two tails, and she married a mortal.

What is Starbucks?

400

A bank, including its branch offices and ATM machines, is an example of an organization using this type of network, which covers a broad area, often spanning regions, countries, or even globally.

What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

400

This is a structured approach detailing the processes to follow when a disruptive event occurs. This could be anything from data breaches to natural disasters.

What is a Disaster Recovery Plan?

500

This, along with security and privacy, ensures that data is accurate, consistent, and unchanged without proper authorization, it can include checksums, hashing algorithms, and data validation techniques.

What is integrity?

500

This software component provides file system management to organize and control access to files and directories. It handles file creation, deletion, and modification operations, as well as controlling access permissions to ensure data security. It also manages file storage and retrieval on various storage devices.

What is the Operating System?

500

While the initial design of this logo depicted a phoenix, the current version of this web browser's logo depicts an orange fox partially surrounding and overlooking the earth.

What is Mozilla Firefox?

500

This basic of networking is the pathway through which data travels in a network, which can be wired, like coaxial or fiber optic cables or wireless, like radio waves.

What is Transmission Media?

500

The key components of a disaster recovery plan are Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Emergency Response Procedures, and this, which is the understanding of potential threats and their impact on the organization.

What is risk assessment?