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| The physical parts of a computer such as a monitor or motherboard. |
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| Internal parts such as operating systems that run a computer. |
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| The central processing unit is a single microchip which acts as the brain of the computer |
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| These are any input, output or devices, connected to the I/O ports. |
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| This is permanent memory that can never be changed by a program or user. |
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| Random access memory which is stored temporarily in things like application and the operating system of a computer. |
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| This is a block of extra fast ram that is located on the CPU. |
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| flash memory is equivalent to RAM but non-volatile. |
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| Storing data such as documents, photographs and music, remotely accessing it over the internet. |
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| Universal serial bus is an industry standard for connecting one computer. |
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| The state and capacity of a computers RAM. |
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| A spreadsheet is software suitable for managing information in a table format. |
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| Anti virus software scans for, detects and removes programs that try to gain access to your computer and change it. |
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| A database is a computerized filing system. It is a collection of data designed for easy searching and retrieval |
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| Simulation software allows the user to imitate a process to see how it would behave in the real world |
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| Computer Aided Design is a software that helps you to create detailed technical drawings of pictures so that they can be made easily. |
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| Computer Aided Manufacture refers to machines such as a 3D printer which manufacture objects for you with ease. |
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| Computer Numerical Control uses numerical data to automate various machining operations |
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| This allows a 3D model or drawing be input into a computer and produced as an actual object |
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| These allow you to access the World Wide Web |
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| A uniform Resource locator is the code which allows you to access a website |
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| This is the set of communication rules set for accessing a website and is unsecure |
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| This is the secure communication rules for accessing a website. |
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| People must pay to use this software and do not have access to the software's source code. |
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| this does not require payment but may not allow users to access the source code. |
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| this allows users to access and distribute source code but is also free. |
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| This is local area wireless technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet without direct physical connection |
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| Cookies are pieces of web data that are stored on a users computer by the web browser. |
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| these are crimes committed on a computer |
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| Software designed to gather or disrupt sensitive info. |
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| An attempt to commit fraud to require somebody else's private information |
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| Flexible strips of reflective glas or plastic which transmit pulses of light rather than eletrical signals. |
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