Hardware & Shortcuts

1. a kind of software used to prevent, scan, detect and delete malicious code from a computer. Once installed, most run automatically in the background to provide real-time protection against attacks.
4. an insulated board on which microchips and other components are mounted or etched
8. flash drive, SD card, CD/DVD, floppy disk, external hard drive, internal hard drive, Cloud, Google Drive, Amazon Photos
10. ctrl+y
11. ctrl+c
13. ctrl+f
14. ctrl+p
15. a miniature electronic circuit used to control computers and most other electronic devices; also called microprocessor. May contain an entire processing unit. Computers are made of many of these on a circuit board.
17. The parts of the computer you can actually touch.
18. ctrl+h
19. ctrl+v
22. ctrl+n
24. ctrl+x
25. printer, keyboard, mouse, microphone, speakers, webcam, flash drive, external hard drive
27. F7
29. Applications that tell the hardware what to do and how to do it. For example, writing and reading programs, and games.
30. F11

2. ctrl+u
3. (Central Processing Unit, CPU) the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer
5. ctrl+z
6. ctrl+o
7. The most important program that runs on your computer. It lets the computer’s hardware and software work together.
9. ctrl+shift+t
12. a type of malicious code or program written to alter the way a computer operates and is designed to spread from one device to another, damaging the devices or stealing data.
16. ctrl+i
19. USB, HDMI, cardbus, ethernet, VGA, DVI, eSata, auxiliary jack, s-video, display port, power port
20. ctrl+b
21. ctrl+s
23. F5
26. ctrl+a
28. (Random Access Memory) the memory that is available on a computer for storing data and programs currently being processed. It is automatically erased when the power is turned off