What is meant by hardware?

The physical components that make up a computer system

What is meant by virtual memory?

Stores data temporarily when there isn't enough RAM

A fibre optic cable...

Contains twisted pairs of copper wires

What is a client-server network?

A group of computers managed by a server

What is meant by a trojan horse?

Malware disguised as legitimate software

What is meant by proprietary software?

Only the compiled code is released, not allowed to modify

What is a stakeholder?

An individual is affected by a particular outcome

What is meant by software?

The programs or applications that a computer can run

What is a peer-to-peer network?

2 or more computers connected together, All devices are equal on the network

What is meant by clock speed?

The number of instructions a CPU/processor can carry out p/s

What is the difference between volatile and non-volatile memory?

Volatile is temp, non-volatile is permanent

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10B/Cs1 Computer Systems Recap

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GCSE Computer Science OCR 9-1 Component 1 - Computer systems Sections 1 - 3 Components of a computer system Networks Issues

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1
This protocol is for a more secure version of HTTP
POP3
SMTP
HTTPS
HTTP
2
The clock speed, number of processor cores and cache size all affect CPU performance
True
False
3
What is meant by hardware?
RAM
The programs or applications that a computer can run
The physical components that make up a computer system
Internet
4
What are examples of secondary storage?
Software
USB & Hard Drive
RAM & ROM
Hardware
5
What is open source software?
You can change the source code
You cannot change the source code
6
What is meant by virtual memory?
It stores data for the main memory
Increases the capacity of the hard drive
Stores data temporarily when there isn't enough RAM
Increases the transfer speeds
7
A fibre optic cable...
Uses a range of WiFi frequencies
Contains twisted pairs of copper wires
uses light to carry signals
copper that consists of a central wire protected by metal
8
What is a client-server network?
A network controlled by WiFi
A group of computers managed by a server
2 or more computers connected together
A network where all computers have the same equality
9
What is an example of utility software?
Anti-virus
Backing up data
PowerPoint
Word
10
This protocol is responsible for packet switching
IP
FTP
HTTP
TCP
11
What is meant by a trojan horse?
Malware disguised as legitimate software
Self-replicating malware
Encrypts data on a users device
Monitors users actions
12
The CPU carries out the fetch-decode-execute cycle?
False
True
13
What is meant by proprietary software?
Only the compiled code is released, not allowed to modify
The source code is released, anyone can change the code.
14
What is a stakeholder?
An internet service provider
A network forensic
An individual is affected by a particular outcome
Censorship for a business
15
What is a GUI?
Graphical User Interface
Graphical Unidentified Interpreter
Graphical Unidentified Interface
Graphical User Interpreter
16
What is meant by software?
Embedded systems
The physical components that make up a computer system
The programs or applications that a computer can run
Accumulator
17
What is a peer-to-peer network?
2 or more computers connected together
All devices are equal on the network
A network controlled by WiFi
A server is used as a central point of the network
18
What is an example of application software?
Disc defragment
Firefox
Disc clean up
PowerPoint
19
What is meant by clock speed?
The number of instructions the ROM can carry out p/s
The number of instructions the hard drive can carry out p/s
The number of instructions the RAM can carry out p/s
The number of instructions a CPU/processor can carry out p/s
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What is the difference between volatile and non-volatile memory?
Volatile is permi, non-volatile is permanent
Volatile is temp, non-volatile is permanent

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