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Yr 7 ICT Task 1 Prep
Assessment task preparation
Term | Definition |
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Cyber Security | Relates to the safety of your information and wellbeing while connected to the internet |
Cyber security breach | An incident where information is stolen or taken from a system without the owner's knowledge. |
Power supply | Changes household electricity into electricity used by the computer. |
Exapansion card | Add new things to your computer. |
Motherboard | Main circuit board that everything is attached to. |
Random Access Memory (RAM) | A place when information is temporarily stored. |
Drive bay | A place where a hard drive, floopy drive, or CD-ROM drive sits. |
Hard drive | Main place where information is stored. |
Expansion slot | A socket on the motherboard. |
Censtral Processing Unit (CPU) | Processes instructions and manages flow of information. |
CD-ROM | Reads information on CD's. |
Floppy Drive | Stores and reads information on floppy disks. |
Ergonomics | Enhance comfort and reduce injury (such as eye strain, back or neck pain.) |
Ethics | The study of what's right and wrong. |
Cyber security safety | Back-up data, use anti-virus programs, be careful what you post. |
Strong password | A mixture of numbers, letters, and capitals make it harder for people to hack. |
Digital Etiquette | How you conduct yourself online. (Your online behaviour) |
Hardware | Physical components of a computer (things you can touch.) |
Software | Programs and systems on the computer (things you cannot touch.) |