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Down: 1) This is a text related term. 'Kerning' means to adjust the gaps between letters that make up a word. Used in Artistic or dramatic affect.2) Alpha testing is carried out when the code is roughly ready. The software programmers have made initial checks to ensure the specifications have been met. The code then goes to a testing team that have the task of formally checking the code.3) A computer worm is a computer program that makes lots of copies of itself, like a computer virus. The main difference between the two is that a computer virus attaches itself to another computer program, but a worm works by itself.5) If you wish to improve the performance of a computer you select a machine that will run on a faster clock.This means they adjust the clock to run faster than the CPU was really designed for. However, this makes the CPU run hotter and so extra cooling fans also have to be purchased.6) When a group of people talk in a technical language that non-specialist do not understand, they are said to be speaking 'jargon'.7) In a spreadsheet you can refer to another cell in a formula by using a 'cell reference' such as A1. This refers to column A, row 1.9) LCD is a type of display used in many portable computers. LCD works by two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid crystal surface sandwiched in between. An electric current is passed through the liquid, causing the crystals to turn dark. A light source is passed through the crystals creating the display on the screen.15) Stands for 'What You See Is What You Get'. This term is used to describe applications that allow you to design something visually. For example, a form in a database may be designed by dragging visual boxes and icons around the design screen. Across: 4) A 'Hertz' is another word for 'cycles per second'. It is a measure of frequency and computer clock speed. 'Giga' is the metric term for one thousand million.8) A thermocouple measures temperature. It works be having two dissimilar metals at the sensing end which creates a voltage that depends on the temperature. It is usually a small voltage.10) When documents are scanned into a computer the contents are usually saved as an image. This means without using OCR, any text on the original paper document couldn't be edited or saved as text.11) At the very lowest level of operation a computer follows binary instructions. Binary looks like this: 10100111 01001011 10011001 110100100 Machine code tells the microprocessor step by step what to do. For example "Move data from register A to Register B. Another name is assembly language.12) Graphs usually have a set of symbols drawn on them to highlight a data series or some other feature.The point is that the reader must be able to understand what those symbols mean. And this is the purpose of a 'legend' in the graph or map.13) A leased line is a communication link that has been rented from a telecom provider such as BT.The leased line guarantees quality of service rather than relying on the internet which has no such guarantee.14) This is a type of network arrangement whereby each computer is linked to a central server on a dedicated line. So the arrangement looks a bit like a star with one server in the centre and all the other computers surrounding it with one connection.16) A 'hierarchy' is where the members of the hierarchy group have a parent-child-sibling relation to each other. If you draw a hierarchy organisation it will be similar to a typical family tree, with perhaps one or two members at the top of the tree and perhaps hundreds lower down the tree all connected by their relationship to one another.
 

 

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