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Informatics: Digital systems + MMOS
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- 1Monitors- LED
- OLED
- Plasma
- Electronic paper - 2Printers- Inkjet
- Thermal
- Laser - 3StoragePrimary = RAM
Secondary = Disk Drives - 4RAM- Storage in silicon chips
- Stores program instructions/data when running
- Lose data when off - 5Hard disk drive- Aluminium disks
- Fast and accurate
- Largest/most reliable - 6Solid disk driveNon-volatile memory
expensive
Silent
Less heat/electricity
Faster - 7Network attached storage- Networked HDDs
- Easy file sharing
- Increased capacity
- Data protection
- Convenient and reliable - 8PortsPhysical sockets that carry data between computer and peripheral
- 9Modem- Convert digital data to analogue data for transmission
- 10Router- Gateway to interconnect LANs
- Guide data packets across Internet and network
- Built in modem - 11Switch- Allow network cables to interconnect and exchange data
- 12Wireless access point- on wireless LAN
- Allow wireless devices to connect to wire network
- Cheap
- Slower
-Data should be encrypted - 13SoftwareApplication
System
Utility - 14MMOS- RAAT
- Completeness and Clarity
- Attractiveness
- Readability
- Usability
- Communication of message - 15Gender- Non sexist language
- 16Culture- Be objective
- No criticism - 17Language- Short sentences
- Simple vocab
- Colloquial language - 18Kids- Simple sentences
- Clear points
- Explain terms
- Images - 19Seniors- Colour variety
- Explain terms
- Clear feedback
- Subtitles - 20Accessibility- Avoid small text
- Avoid tiny controls
- Text and background
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- Flashcards on Informatics: Digital systems + MMOS, created by Aidan Wong on 11/11/2017.
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