NICS

Question 1

What is a computer?

Answer 1

Every single device that exists which does any kind of processing

Question 2

What are the common features of a mobile device?

Answer 2

Rechargeable batteries, access to the Internet, a display that also acts as an Input device.

Question 3

What is a server?

Answer 3

A computer that is connected to the internet or intranet of a company that provides centralised resources.

Question 4

What is a collection of smart enabled devices called?

Answer 4

An Internet of Things

Question 5

What is Hardware?

Answer 5

The parts inside of a computer that make it “Go”.

Question 6

What is a peripheral

Answer 6

A device is one that is “around” a computer
(almost exclusively input and output devices).

Question 7

What is software?

Answer 7

A program on a computer

Question 8

What is utility software?

Answer 8

Software that helps manage your computer

Question 9

What is code development software?

Answer 9

Any kind of software that aids in the development of code (IDEs, debuggers & version control).

Question 10

What is application software?

Answer 10

Essentially everything else that you run on a computer that hasn’t been included in the previous two types.