Software

Question 1

CPU

Answer 1

Central processing unit - the brains of the computer that processes program instructions. Also called a microprocessor.

Question 2

Backing Store

Answer 2

A computer’s primary data store, ie the hard disk.

Question 3

Downloading

Answer 3

To copy a file from the internet onto your computer or device.

Question 4

Feedback

Answer 4

Information used to modify performance.

Question 5

LAN

Answer 5

Local Area Network (LAN): a network of computers that covers a small area, eg a school or college.

Question 6

Memory

Answer 6

The part of a computer that stores data.

Question 7

Operating System

Answer 7

The software that manages the hardware and software resources in a computer system.

Question 8

Peripheral

Answer 8

A device that connects to a computer, eg a mouse, keyboard, printer or scanner.

Question 9

Processing time

Answer 9

The time it takes for a processor to process an input and generate an output

Question 10

Sensor

Answer 10

A device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal to be read and interpreted.

Question 11

Web page

Answer 11

A page designed for, and viewed in, a web browser.

Question 12

Assembly Language

Answer 12

A family of low-level programming languages.

Question 13

Command

Answer 13

An instruction given to a computer.

Question 14

Database

Answer 14

A system designed to store data in an organised way, making it easier to search for the information you need.

Question 15

Disk Defragmenter

Answer 15

Data accessed at the same time but spread out across the hard disk is called fragmented data. A disk Defragmenter is an application that groups this data together for faster access.

Question 16

Graphics Software

Answer 16

An application that assists a user in creating or editing images.

Question 17

Machine Code

Answer 17

A low level language that on the surface makes very little sense.

Question 18

Virus Scanners

Answer 18

An application that scans a computer’s hard disk and any other attached storage device for viruses.

Question 19

Processing Power

Answer 19

A measurement of a processor’s ability to process instructions, the greater its power the faster it processes instructions.

Question 20

Clip art

Answer 20

Pre-made images.

Question 21

Field

Answer 21

An element of a database record in which one piece of information is stored. For example ‘name’ in an electronic address book.

Question 22

Graphic

Answer 22

A visual image displayed on screen or stored as data.

Question 23

Query

Answer 23

A search or question performed inside a database.

Question 24

Bitmap

Answer 24

An image made up of pixels. This type of image loses quality if its width and/or height are increased.

Question 25

digital

Answer 25

Information stored as discrete values usually represented as numbers. This contrasts with analogue data which is represented by continuous data, usually in waves.

Question 26

Import

Answer 26

To load a file into a software application from another version or system.

Question 27

Pixel

Answer 27

One of the individual units (often called dots) that make up an image.