Vocab Test 2012 Crossword
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
 
 
Down: 2) A very popular search engine3) A filter removes or hides unwanted items.4) A computer keyboard is an input device that enables the user to enter characters (letters, numbers and symbols) into a computer. The keyboard consists of rows of keys with each key representing a different character.6) Validation aims to make sure that data is sensible, reasonable and allowable. It does not check that it is correct7) Data consists of numbers, words, sounds and images which have no meaning attached to them.8) A variable is a piece of data that you can alter that has also been given a name.9) Beta testing is carried out when the code is *nearly* ready but it requires lots of users to try it out to see if there are any problems.11) Digital means having only discrete values, as opposed to analogue which has continuously changing values.12) Hacking means to illegally access other people's computer systems in order to destroy, disrupt or carry out something illegal.13) In order to log onto a network, you need a User ID and a password. Your password is the second part of the log-on security. It identifies that you are the person to whom the User ID belongs. It must be kept a secret.15) A web browser is a software application that provides a way to view and interact with pages on the World Wide Web16) In computer terms, a 'file' is a chunk of data that is treated as a single item by the operating system. A file is given a name18) The wizard facility assists the user in the production of a document.19) The term 'zoom in' means to enlarge an image or document so that it becomes easier to work on. You can see less of the document on the screen at any one time but the area that you can see is larger and clearer. The term 'zoom out' means to decrease the size of an image or document on the screen so that you can see less detail but you can see more of the overall item.20) A computer virus is a piece of program code that, like a biological virus, makes copies of itself by attaching itself to another program. Across: 1) This stands for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group'. JPEG is a common format used for images5) Offline means to be not connected to a network. As opposed to 'Online' which means to be connected to a network - either a local network such as a school intranet or the Internet.7) This is the action of removing or discarding data from your documents or files from your system.10) Hardware is used to describe the physical parts of the computer which you can touch. Examples include monitors, keyboards, printers, hard disk, wiring, CPU etc.14) This is portable storage device.15) Bluetooth is the name given to a radio technology which allows signals to be transmitted wirelessly over short distances between telephones, computers and devices.17) In general a network is a word to describe a collection of parts joined together by links of some kind.21) In computing terms, this means to load some particular software so that it will run on the computer.22) A human machine interface (HMI) method of sending commands to the computer.23) A database term. A record is all of the data about one person or one thing. A record is made up of one or more 'fields'. For example a name and address database could have one record such as this: "Joe Blogs", "34 Wyvern Road" , "Manchester", "UK", "MN253PE" This is a complete record, with each field separated by a comma.
 

 

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