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Flashcards by Mr Mckinlay, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mr Mckinlay
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Binary code | The code in which all data and instructions in a computer as stored. This is made of the digits 0 and 1. |
| Communication device | A device that allows a computer system to ‘talk’ to another system directly in binary code. |
| Computer Misuse Act (1990) | The UK law that makes it illegal to hack into a person’s computer and to disrupt deliberately someone else’s computer. |
| Computer system | All the parts that make a computer work, including the hardware, software and data. This may not be a traditional computer. |
| Data Protection Act (1998) | The UK law that tells organisations how they must protect the personal data of real people. |
| Electronic white board | A computer system that uses a large white board as an input/output device in a classroom. |
| Environmental issues | Issues concerned with whether something is good or bad for the environment. |
| Ethical issues | Issues concerned with whether something is morally right or wrong in itself. |
| Input device | A device that allows data to be entered into a computer by transforming it into an electronic form. |
| Output device | A device that takes data which has been processed by the computer and translates it a human readable form. |
| Storage device | A device that stores data in a binary form for use later. |
| Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) | A computer system that helps teachers by allowing them to provide learning resources to pupils and monitor their progress. |
| Embeded System | A computer system that forms part of an electronic device |
| Kernel | The lowest level of an operating system that controls the hardware |
| Dedicated | Something that is designed for a particular purpose |
| HTML | Hypertext mark up language — a text based system for defining web pages |
| Portable document format -a file standard that displays a document accurately on any computer platform | |
| International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) | The world's largest standards developing organisation. It produces international standards for engineering, agriculture and medicine, as well as for information technology |
| TCP/IP | Transmission control protocol/internet protocol — a set of standards that control how data is sent across networks including the internet |
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