Grade 9 btt - Hardware Flashcards
The name given to servers used to run large business such as bank
Enterprise
Anything you can touch (mouse,tower,keyboard,printer) is called
Hardware
What are the keyboard and the mouse used for?
To input information from the user
Type of software that controls the function of the computer
Operating system
The name of computers used by individuals
PC’s
What are MS word and iTunes also known as?
Applications
What do speakers and printers do?
They output information to the user
Individual computers that are small, integrated and move easily are?
Laptops
Computer instructions are processed by the?
CPU
What are windows XP and Mac OS 10 Leopard also known as?
Operating system
Hand-held computers that help to organize people and have basic office/phone function
Phone/mobile
Where is information stored on most modern pcs?
Hard Drive
A program that attaches itself to other programs and replicates themselves
Viruses
When a PC is shut off what happens to its memory?
It either gets backed up or disappears
CPU is measured in?
GHz/MHz
Software that looks like a program or game but once you run them they attack your computer (type of malware)
Trojan
The main memory in your computer
RAM
What factor effect the speed of your PC? (beside CPU)
Malware or the amount of memory
A small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself
A worm (zombie)
What does ROM stand for?
Read-Only Memory
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access memory
Malware that enters your system through via email is called?
An email virus
