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