Hardware
The tangible, physical parts of a computer which work together to input, process, store, and output data.
What is hardware?
The interface where users interact with the computer solely by typing commands.
What is Command Line Interface (CLI)?
The maximum amount of data transmitted over an internet connection in a given amount of time.
What is Bandwidth?
A program that captures data as it travels over networks.
What is a Packet Sniffer?
Ensuring that data is correct, relevant, and up-to-date.
What is Data Integrity?
Computer system hidden inside another device, such as a car engine management system.
What is Embedded systems?
Software that allows creation of objects which can be given colour and texture.
What is 3D Rendering software?
System that automatically assigns IP addresses to computers on a network.
What is Dynamic Host Control Protocol?
Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.
What is Key Logger?
The process of ensuring that data is in the correct format for a particular field.
What is Data Validation?
Keyboard that claims to increase typing speed by rearranging commonly paired letters.
What is a Dvorak keyboard?
A file stored in several sectors that are scattered across different parts of the disk.
What is Disk Fragmentation?
An optimization technique to make sure that bandwidth and network facilities are efficiently used.
What is Load Balancing?
Virus that spreads throughout a computer without any user interaction.
What is a Worm?
Request for data or information from a database.
What is a Query?
Storage area for programs and data that are being used in a given moment.
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?
Software that is distributed at no cost, but copyright is maintained by author.
What is Freeware?
What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?
Illegally accessing a DNS server and putting the IP address of a fake site in place of the genuine site.
What is Pharming?
A field that is different for every record in that table.
What is a Primary Key?
A technology that can replace barcodes, and contains a tag and a reader.
What is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)?
Optimizing hard disk performance by arranging files into contiguous sectors.
What is Disk Defragmentation?
Network where every client has equal status and there is no central authority or server.
What is a Peer-to-Peer network?
Password generated by a security token, which expires as soon as it is used.
What is One Time Password?
The process of discovering hidden patterns and trends in large databases.
What is Data Mining?