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Hardware
Software
Networks
Security
Multimedia
100
Typical computer system with a separate screen and system unit.
What is a desktop computer
100
Idea that two systems work together and can share hardware, software, or data.
What is compatibility
100
area for frequently used information, to speed up access.
What is cache Storage
100
Denial of service attack committed using dozens of computers, usually zombies on a botnet.
What is DDoS
100
Reduction in the amount of data used to store a file.
What is compression
200
Camera that saves images digitally, often in JPEG format.
What is a digital camera
200
Law protecting intellectual property from unauthorised copying.
What is copyright
200
Computer on a network that uses services provided by a server.
What is client computer
200
Flooding a computer system with data so that it cannot respond to genuine users.
What is denial of service attack
200
Technical graphics software used to design products for manufacture.
What is Computer Aided Design
300
To convert data from analog to digital form.
What is digitize
300
Hardware or software that works on multiple operating systems.
What is cross-platform
300
Network system that uses servers to store data centrally and client computers to access them.
What is client-server
300
Technique used to authenticate remote users, such as online shopping businesses.
What is digital signatures
300
Graphics created entirely on a computer, using 2D or 3D graphics software.
What is Computer Generated Imagery
400
Securing deleting files from a disk, beyond recovery.
What is disk wiping
400
Application software for creating, recording, and finding large collections of data.
What is database software
400
Computer on a network that stores data for other users to access.
What is database server
400
Distributed Denial of Service attack Denial of service attack committed using dozens of computers, usually zombies on a botnet.
What is Distributed Denial of Service attack
400
Licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.
What is Creative Commons
500
A multi-core system with two processor cores.
What is dual core
500
Process of reducing disk fragmentation.
What is Defragmentation
500
System that automatically assigns IP addresses to computers on a network.
What is DHCP
500
Software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books, magazines, and brochures.
What is desktop publishing software