ICT year 11 Revision

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Across
  1. 2. a type of software used by the user to perform specific tasks
  2. 5. piece of furniture designed for efficiency and comfort
  3. 6. system designed for a specific function within a larger system
  4. 7. a measure of the maximum amount of data per second that can be transmitted over a network
  5. 9. a type of device that allows users to feed data into a computer system
  6. 11. a hardware component, typically a circuit board or chip, installed on a computer so it can connect to a network
  7. 14. scrambling data to make it unreadable. A key is needed to unscramble it.
  8. 15. a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer
  9. 18. memory used to ttemporarily store instructions of programs currently in use so they can be quickly accessed by the CPU
  10. 19. a hardware device that connects to a computer and used to transfer information into and out of a computer
  11. 20. a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules
  12. 22. the time it takes for a data packet to travel from a sender to a reciever
  13. 24. pain caused by repeating the same movement many times
  14. 26. a networking device that forwards data packets to the correct network.
  15. 27. a networking device that connects end devices to a network
  16. 29. a type of software that are designed to manage system resources, hardware and other software
Down
  1. 1. a type of secondary storage medium that uses laser beams to record and retrieve digital data
  2. 3. software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance
  3. 4. an online place where people sharing the same interest can interact
  4. 6. a type of wired connection
  5. 8. a website that is developed by a number of users who can edit or add content collaboratively
  6. 10. a type of key in a database that uniquely identifies each record
  7. 12. a legal power that provides the creator of an original work the sole right to use and distribute it.
  8. 13. a computer that shares its resources with connected devices (clients)
  9. 16. memory used to store computer start-up instructions
  10. 17. a unique address given to any computer by the manufacturer: You find it on the NIC
  11. 21. a type of secondary storage medium that stores data electronically and has no moving parts
  12. 23. Fetches, decodes and executes program instructions
  13. 25. technology that uses a network of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth
  14. 28. a type of cable cables that carries digital audio and video signals over