Chapter 2 - Software And Hardware Components Of An Information System Flashcards
Give 3 example of hardware
Keyboard
Monitor
Mouse
What is hardware?
Hardware is the physical components that make up the computer system that you can touch
What is software?
Software is the programming code required to run a computer system
What does standardisation allowed you to do?
Enables one piece of hardware is to work with another to allow data out to be transferred
Name three disadvantages of not having standardisation
No communications between systems, no equipment that has to be purchased to bridge the gap and cost of training for staff on the systems and lack of technical support and assistance
Name four pieces of specialist software for disabled people
Auditory feedback, screen magnifier, predictive text, and sticky keys
What are the four types of software?
Operating system, user interface, utilities and application software
Name three pieces of an utility software
Printer monitoring software, virus checker and file compression software
Name three pieces of input devices
Mouse, keyboard, microphone, scanner, digital camera and concept keyboard
Name the three types of scanners
Magnetic, flat bad and barcode
Name three output devices
Printer, speakers and monitors
Name three storage devices
USB memory stick, external hard drive and Ram
Name three types of specialist hardware devices for the visually impaired
Braille keyboard, microphone and Braille printer
Name five specialist hardware devices for motor in permanent
Mouth stick, puff suck switch, tongue activated joystick, Eye typer and foot mouse
Name six user interfaces
Command base, Forms, wimp, menus, GUI and natural language
