Flashcards
Keywords - Systems
Cards in this deck (19)
- 1Binary codeThe code in which all data and instructions in a computer as stored. This is made of the digits 0 and 1.
- 2Communication deviceA device that allows a computer system to ‘talk’ to another system directly in binary code.
- 3Computer 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.
- 4Computer systemAll the parts that make a computer work, including the hardware, software and data. This may not be a traditional computer.
- 5Data Protection Act (1998)The UK law that tells organisations how they must protect the personal data of real people.
- 6Electronic white boardA computer system that uses a large white board as an input/output device in a classroom.
- 7Environmental issuesIssues concerned with whether something is good or bad for the environment.
- 8Ethical issuesIssues concerned with whether something is morally right or wrong in itself.
- 9Input deviceA device that allows data to be entered into a computer by transforming it into an electronic form.
- 10Output deviceA device that takes data which has been processed by the computer and translates it a human readable form.
- 11Storage deviceA device that stores data in a binary form for use later.
- 12Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)A computer system that helps teachers by allowing them to provide learning resources to pupils and monitor their progress.
- 13Embeded SystemA computer system that forms part of an electronic device
- 14KernelThe lowest level of an operating system that controls the hardware
- 15DedicatedSomething that is designed for a particular purpose
- 16HTMLHypertext mark up language — a text based system for defining web pages
- 17PDFPortable document format -a file standard that displays a document accurately on any computer platform
- 18International 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
- 19TCP/IPTransmission control protocol/internet protocol — a set of standards that control how data is sent across networks including the internet