Page 4 - Computer Systems

What Is Remote Working?

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Remote working, is the use of technology, the internet, and cloud computing to complete work from one's home or another location rather than a physical office or a central location.

What Is A Desktop Computer?

Difficulty: Easy

A desktop computer, also known as a desktop PC, is a stationary computer designed to fit on top of a desk. Unlike laptops, which are designed to be portable...

What Is MICR?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MICR, pronounced "mick-er", is a character recognition technology developed in the late 1950s used to recognise characters with special ink and characters.

What Is An External Hard Drive?

Difficulty: Medium

An external hard drive, also known as a removable hard drive, is a portable hard drive, around the size of a book, that connects to computers by USB.

What Is The Difference Between IT and Computer Science?

Difficulty: Easy

IT and computer science are sometimes confused and overlap with each other, but they are two different fields. There are some key differences between them that you should know.

What Is The Registry?

Difficulty: Medium

The registry is a hierarchical database of settings, user preferences, operating system configurations, information, options, and software and hardware values used by Microsoft Windows.

What Factors Affect The Choice Of An IT System?

Difficulty: Easy

When choosing an IT system, it is important to carefully consider various factors so that you buy one suitable for your needs and make an informed decision.

What Is An Activation Key?

Difficulty: Medium

An activation key, also known as a licence key, a product key, or a software key, is a unique string of alphanumeric characters often separated by hyphens, used to register a software application.

What Is Memory Management?

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Memory management refers to the ways that operating systems manage memory. Operating systems help to manage memory (RAM) on an operating system by deciding how much RAM each process.

What Is Commercial Software?

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Commercial software, sometimes known as payware, is a type of software that requires payment before it can be used. After payment, users can use all the features of the software without any restrictions.

What Is Freeware?

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Freeware is a type of software that is made available to other users free of charge. It allows users to use it for as long as they want to without having to pay.

What Is Productivity Software?

Difficulty: Easy

Productivity software is a type of software that is designed to allow users to produce things. It is most often used for businesses to allow tasks to be completed more efficiently.

What Is A Large Key Keyboard?

Difficulty: Medium

A file extension, also known as a file suffix, or a filename extension, is an ending of a file used to identify the file type.

What Is A File Extension?

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A file extension, also known as a file suffix, or a filename extension, is an ending of a file used to identify the file type.

What Is User Experience?

Difficulty: Easy

User experience (UX) is the overall feeling a user gets when using a software program, website, web-based application, or hardware device.

What Is A QR Code?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for a Quick Response code. A QR code is a type of barcode that consists of a matrix of black and white squares, used to store URLs and other data.

What Is An Entertainment System?

Difficulty: Easy

An entertainment system is an electronic device used for entertainment purposes. They contain electronic components that handle audio and video.

What Is COPPA?

Difficulty: Medium

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a piece of US legislation that protects the privacy of children under the age of 13.

What Is BYOD?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for Bring Your Own Device. BYOD is the practice of allowing employees in an organisation to use their own devices.

What Is A Touchpad?

Difficulty: Medium

A touchpad, also known as a trackpad, is an input device in the form of a small panel. It contains touch-sensitive areas designed to be controlled by the fingers and usually two visible buttons.

What Is A Laptop?

Difficulty: Easy

A laptop is a small, portable computer that runs off battery with an integrated LCD screen, webcam, keyboard, and touchpad.

What Is PDF?

Difficulty: Medium

Stands for Portable Document Format. PDF is a universal file format used to save and display electronic documents, like word processing documents, presentations...

What Is A Software Suite?

Difficulty: Medium

A software suite, also known as an application suite, or a productivity suite, is a collection of two or more computer programs of similar functionality and user interfaces.

What Is Manual Data Processing?

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Manual data processing is a type of data processing that entirely relies on an individual manually entering the data into a system without any automated systems.

What Is Automated Data Processing?

Difficulty: Medium

Automated data processing, also known as electronic data processing, is a type of data processing that relies on automated systems to handle and process the data with little user interaction.

What Is MP3?

Difficulty: Medium

MP3 is a widely used compressed file format that can store high-quality audio. It can also be used to store other data, including metadata, the song title, artist name, album title, and year.

What Is A Touchscreen?

Difficulty: Easy

A touchscreen is an electronic display screen that allows users to interact with it by touching it with their fingers or a stylus pen instead of a pointing device, like a mouse.

What Is A Mobile Device?

Difficulty: Easy

A mobile device is a handheld, portable device designed to be small enough to easily be taken out and about whilst travelling and moved from one location to another.

What Is A Registry Cleaner?

Difficulty: Medium

A registry cleaner is a type of third-party utility software used to scan and remove any unneeded or outdated registry entries that the computer no longer uses.