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Assessment task preparation

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