Computer Science Key words

Computer Science Key words

1. Chapter 1

   • Binary Code
     • The code in which all data and instructions in a computer as stored.
   • Communication Device
     • A device that allows a computer system to 'talk' to another system directly in binary code.
   • Computer Misuse Act
     • 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.
   • Data Protection Act
     • 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 into a human readable form.
   • Storage device
     • A device that stores data in binary form for use later.
   • VLE