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Hardware & Software
Abbreviations
Peripheral Devices
Networking
Bonus
100

Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Hardware or Software?

Software

100

PC

Personal Computer

100

How many types of Peripheral Devices are there?

3

100

What is the Internet?

The internet is a globally connected network system that uses TCP/IP to transmit data via various types of media.

100

ABBREVIATION: 

LAN 

Local Area Network

200

A Word processing program that was first developed by Microsoft in 1983

Microsoft Office Word / Microsoft Word

200

I/O

Input Output

200

This type of peripheral device is used to interact with, or send data to the computer

Input

200

The internet is the most cost-effective communications method in the world. 

State three(3) services that are made instantly available on the internet.

  • Email
  • Web-enabled audio/video conferencing services
  • Online movies and gaming
  • Data transfer/file-sharing, often through File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Instant messaging
  • Internet forums
  • Social networking
  • Online shopping
  • Financial services
200

ABBREVIATION: 

WAN

Wide Area Network

300

This electronic spreadsheet program was developed by Microsoft and is a part of the group or suite of software programs called Office 365. 

An electronic spreadsheet is a computer software program that is used for storing, organizing and manipulating data.

Microsoft Office Excel / Excel

300

USB

Universal Serial Bus

300

This type of Peripheral Device stores data processed by the computer

Storage

300

What is the World Wide Web?

It is all the Web pages, pictures, videos and other online content that can be accessed via a Web browser.

300

ABBREVIATION: 

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network

400

This slideshow presentation program was first developed by Forethought, Inc, for the Macintosh computer in 1987. Microsoft purchased the software three months later and offered it to Windows users in 1990.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint / PowerPoint

400

COM

Communications

400

This type of Peripheral Device returns data to the user from the computer

Output

400

What is a Search Engine?

A search engine is a service that allows Internet users to search for content via the World Wide Web.

400

What is the name of the founder of Microsoft and what is the name of the founder of Apple?

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

500

What is Software? 

A collection of instructions that enables the user to interact with a computer, its hardware or perform task.

500

NIC

Network Interface Controller

500

What type of Peripheral Device is a Modem?

Input and Output, Input/Output, I/O

500

There are 3 categories that make up web protocols. State all 3 categories.

DATA FORMAT, ADDRESSING and TRANSPORT

500

What is the name of the greatest Computer Essentials Lecturer of all time?

Mr. Nicholas Richardson