Onions Have Layers,
Computers Have Layers...
You Get It
Computers Have Layers...
You Get It
The layer where the physical components of the computer exist.
Hardware, Low (Either or Both will get credit)
1
The brain of the computer
CPU
What type of software can protect your computer against digital threats?
Anti-virus software
The most important software on the computer
The Operating System
This is the highest layer of the computing system
the User
What comes next in this sequence:
2, 4, 8, 16...
32
The neurons of computer storage (the smallest component)
bits
Who is the most important person to defend your computer against malware?
Yourself
Which of these is NOT an example of an OS?
ChromeOS
Linux
Zoom
Windows
Zoom
This is the lowest layer of the computing system
Hardware
What is this in decimal?
1001
9
Information encoded in bits and recalled when requested by a software application
Memory
Name a warning sign that you should stop downloading an app
- requests unusual permissions
- has few reviews or low ratings
- is from a suspicious or unknown website
- has not been updated recently
What feature allows users to interact easily with a computer through icons, sounds, and colors?
GUI (Graphical User Interface)
This is the middle layer of the computing system
Software
What is 5 in binary?
101
Which of these is NOT a piece of hardware used for data storage?
HDD
SSD
RAM
USB
RAM
What causes damage by replicating itself across a network of computers?
Worm
What level is the Operating System on?
High, Middle, or Low?
Middle
What is represented by the 0s and 1s of binary code that comes from the hardware level of a computer?
Electric Signals
16
the time it takes for a computer to retrieve, modify, or create bits
latency
A digital space to isolate new programs to make sure they are safe before releasing them on the broader operating system.
A Sandbox
This system converts decimal to text characters we use to type
ASCII