software

2. – stands for electronically erasable programmable ROM
3. – make copies of files onto another storage media in case the original file becomes corrupted or is deleted
7. – a collection of information about a device plugged into a USB port; this can be vendor ID (VID), product ID (PID) or serial number
8. – an interface that uses a pointing device such asa mouse to select options from screen icons or a menu
10. – software that supplies a still or moving image on a monitor if a computer has been inactive for a period of time
12. – to isolate (in order to later delete) a file or program identified by anti-virus software as being infected by a virus
13. – next to each other
15. – software that quarantines and deletes files or programs infected by a computer virus; the software can run in the background or be initiated by the user

1. – checking software for behaviour that could indicate a possible virus
3. – a small program that is used to load other programs to correctly ‘start-up’ a computer system
4. – an interface which allows communication with the computer by typing in commands using a keyboard
5. – software that communicates with the operating system and translates data into a format understood by the device
6. – an interface supplied by the operating system to ‘hide’ the complexities of the software and hardware from the human user
7. – a process that reorganises sectors on an HDD by rearranging blocks of data so that they are contiguous
9. – programs (such as viruses, worms and Trojan horses) that are installed on a user’s computer with the aim of deleting, corrupting or manipulating data illegally
11. – an interface that uses icons to represent apps and tasks which the user can select/launch by clicking on a mouse or using a touch screen
14. – part of an operating system which carries out certain functions such as virus checking, defragmentation and screensaver