Description of everything

Question 1

what SOHO is?

Answer 1

SOHO - Small Office Home Office
small, medium to larg organizations which are operating from a small building or a house including one to ten individuals in the business operation

Question 2

what is a Super User/ Power User?

Answer 2

Super users are also known as power users. These users are typically system administrators of a computer network e.g Anon 2018.

Question 3

what is a Mobile User ?

Answer 3

The mobile user is any one that uses a mobile device to perform actions on the move.

Question 4

what is an Entry Level Computer

Answer 4

cheapest to purchase with their range of fairly low hardware specifications

Question 5

what is Storage ?

Answer 5

Storage s a process through which data is saved on any storage device. Storage enables a computer to retain data, either temporarily or permanently.

Question 6

HARDWARE

what is a Biometric input

Answer 6

It is an authentication technique which relies on measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked.

Question 7

what is convergence

Answer 7

Convergence is the combination of two or more technologies in a single device. it’s having one device, which is able to perform many functions.

Question 8

what are interactive whiteboards

Answer 8

it’s an interactive display device, in the form of a whiteboard, which reacts to user’s input either directly with touch or using other devices like specialized interactive whiteboard stylus pen.

Question 9

what are Memory Cards?

Answer 9

A memory car is used a primary & portable flash memory in mobile phones, cameras & other portable and handheld devices.

Question 10

POS ?

Answer 10

Point of Sale system is a combination of software & hardware that allows traders to perform transactions and simplify key day-to-day business operations.

Question 11

what is resolution & image quality

Answer 11

Resolution refers to the number of pixels an image is made of.

Image quality is the detail an image is made of.

Question 12

Touch screens ?

Answer 12

A touch screen is both an input & output device which allows the user to access a device using simple or multi-touch gestures

Question 13

what is a USB & Plug and Play?

Answer 13

Universal Serial Bus is a standard port commonly used to connect peripheral devices to a computer.

Plug and Play(PnP) Technologies that allow us to simply plug in a new hardware device to the computer and for it to be setup t run automatically.

Question 14

SOFTWARE

what is Document management software ?

Answer 14

Document management is the use of a computer system and software to store, manage and track electronic documents ad electronic images of paper based information scanned by a scanner

Question 15

what is Email software?

Answer 15

Electronic Mail software is software downloaded on your computer or smart device that allows you to create, send, receive & organize e-mail.

Question 16

What is Freeware

Answer 16

Freeware is software that is distributed free of charge.

Question 17

what is Key Logging ?

Answer 17

The use of a computer program to record every keystroke made by a user, especially in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information

Question 18

Key Logging Software

Answer 18

A key logger is a type of surveillance software that once installed on a system , has the capability to record every key stroke made ok that system

Question 19

What’s a licensing agreement?

Answer 19

A licensing agreement is a legal contract between two parties, known as the licensor and the purchaser. The purchaser has the right to use the software

Question 20

what is an End User license?
Site Licensing ?
Creative commons?

Answer 20

is a legal contract between a software application author or publisher and the user of the application.

is a type of software license that allows the user to install a software package on several computers simultaneously.

a creative commons license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyright work.

Question 21

what is an OCR?

Answer 21

Optical Character Recognition

Question 22

Proprietary Software

Answer 22

any software that is copyrighted and has limits against use, distribution and modification tat are forced by its publisher or developer.

Question 23

Risk of using flawed software

Answer 23

is when software has a certain bug or error when installin or runnin the program

Question 24

what is sharewre

Answer 24

also known as ‘try before you buy’ is any software that you can use for a trial period.

Question 25

A patch

A Service Pack

Answer 25

A patch is a small piece of software that is used to correct a problem, usually called a bug within the operating system or program

Question 26

Web Based vs Installed Applications

Advantages & Disadvantages

Answer 26

Web Based:
Accessible everywhere with internet access
automatic software updates

Installed:
Never lose access to your locally stored data
No internet required to access data

Question 27

Disadvantages of web & installed

Answer 27

web:
someone else stores and controls your data
more expensive over time due to subscription payments

installed:
software must be installed on computer
you must make your own backups of your work

Question 28

Computer Management

what is a BackUp

Answer 28

The process of backing up is the copying of computer data so it can be used to restore the original in the even o a loss

Question 29

Defragmentation
Scan Disk
Check Disk
Disk clean up

Answer 29

Defragmentation - in the maintenance of file systems, defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation.

Scan Disk - it is a utility that comes included with all operating systems. it is used to detect and repair damaged files and read errors on your disk to improve the performance of your computer system.

Disk clean-up - This is a useful utility that comes with os and it is used to free up some storage space by removing temporary files downloaded from the internet o temporary files from the internet or files created by windows

Question 30

Drivers ?

Answer 30

a driver is a program that controls the communication between the device ant the operating system

Question 31

scheduling

Answer 31

a taskbar scheduler is used to create and manage common tasks that your computer will carry out automatically at the times you specify.

Question 32

Access Control
Security featurrs in the operating system
security centre

Answer 32

Access to the computer or user data

authorization

operating systems such as Windows have Security Centre utilities where users can ensure that their computers remain in a healty state

Question 33

what is catching

Answer 33

catching is temporary storage of data and instructions likely to be processed next

Question 34

what is spooling ?

Answer 34

is a process of storing/catching documents that were sent for printing on the disk until the printer is ready to print them. a spooler is a space set aside on the hard drive by the operating system to store print jobs.

Question 35

Utility programs

Answer 35

help to manage, maintain and control computer resources

Question 36

Network Technologies

broadband & bandwidth

Answer 36

Broadband: a high speed, high-bandwidth connection to the internet. it commonly refers to high-speed internet access that is always on & faster than the traditional dial up acces

Bandwidth: total amount of data that can be transferred from point to another in a given period of time

Question 37

Grid Computing

Answer 37

grid computing uses resources from different computers in different locations instead of using resources for one single computer to complete a specific task. it is a service for sharing computer power and data storage over the internet .

Question 38

Internet Service Provider

Answer 38

An ISP is a company that has a permanent, fast connection to the internet. This company supplies individuals and businesses with internet access and its services, for a monthly fee. it is the midway between a user and the internet