Chapter 1:

Chapter 1:

1. Binary Code

   • The code in which all data and instructions in a computer are stored. This is made of the digits 1 and 0.

2. Communication device

   • A device that allows a computer system to 'talk' to another system directly in binary.

3. 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.

4. Computer System

   • All the parts that make a computer work, including the hardware, software and data. This may not be a traditional computer.

5. Data Protection Act (1998)

   • The UK law that tells organisations how they must protect the personal data of real people.

6. Electronic white board

   • A computer system that uses a large white board as an input/output device in a classroom.

7. Environmental Issues

   • Issues concerned with whether something is good or bad for the environment.

8. Ethical Issues

   • Issues concerned with whether something is morally right or wrong in itself.

9. Input Device

   • A device that allows data to be entered into a computer by transforming it into an electronic form.