Computer System Flashcards

1
Q

The only difference between a mac and a pc is

A

The operating system

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2
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Windows is on a

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PC

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3
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OSX is on

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A mac

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4
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A software

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A program you can run on your computer

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5
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Is an app software

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Yes because you can download it

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6
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A search engine

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When you look for a specific item I.e google

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8
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Is the Facebook website software

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No because it’s on the internet the Facebook app is software because you have downloaded it

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9
Q

WWW is

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The actual web pages

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10
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The internet is

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How the web pages move around and the connection of all machines around the world

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11
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What does IP stand for

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Internet protocol

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12
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What is an IP adress

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A unique string of numbers Separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the internet protocol to communicate over a network

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13
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What does DNS stand for

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Domain name system

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14
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What is a domain name

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The part of a network address which identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.

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15
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What is DNS

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DNS is the way humans can understand the web. The computer takes the DNS and transforms it into an IP address which it can understand.

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16
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.com =

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Commercial. Used by anyone who wants to register a domain name

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17
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Co.uk =

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Company. Used by companies

18
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.org

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Organisation or charity. Paid educations such as St.mary’s

19
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.gov

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Government. Used by government

20
Q

.edu

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Education. Used by Collages and universities

21
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.net

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Network. Often used by internet companies like sky and virgin

22
Q

.mil

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Military. Used by military

23
Q

What is the computer misuse act

A

Stops a number of offences involving the use of a computer to steal or use data that doesn’t belong to you

24
Q

What is the copyright designs and patent act

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Makes sure that content creators protect what they create e.g films,music

25
Q

What is the data protection act

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It protects personal details such as credit card numbers and bank details

26
Q

What is the arithmetic logic unit (CPU)

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The part that performs the arithmetic and logical operations

27
Q

What is the control unit

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It extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them, calling on the ALU when necessary.

28
Q

A web browser

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Allows you to get on the web