Internet | Bugs and Glitches | Pieces and Parts | Creativity | Windows |
---|---|---|---|---|
What is Passive Defense
A computer protection system that is always running and that protects a pc from outside threats
|
What is A Virus
Malignant code that is sent through emails and insecure websites that aims to damage or destroy computer systems
|
What is Hard Drive
The computer component that stores all of the machine's data
|
What is MovieMaker
Program included with windows for creating and editing films
|
What is Windows 10
The upcoming version of Windows
|
What is Browser
A program that converts internet code into something that we can visually understand
|
What is Spyware
An illicit program that watches a computer user's activity and reports it back to a person elsewhere
|
What is Random Access Memory
RAM stands for
|
Who is Alan Turing
The man credited with the creation of the first computer/computational device
|
What is Defragmentation
The process of reorganizing files on a hard drive (with a program) to make them more efficiently accessible
|
What is Binary
1s and 0s organized to form a basic internet code
|
What is a Worm
Malignant code that can self-replicate and spread without human intervention
|
What is Motherboard
The component of a computer that connects all the other components and allows them to communicate, it is like the spinal cord
|
What is Creative Suite
The blanket term for a group of top-dollar programs released by Adobe
|
What is Disk Cleanup
A program in Windows that deletes unnecessary files from the Hard Drive
|
What is a Hacker
A person who invades a target computer and steals information
|
What is Antivirus
A program used to scan for and delete viral threats
|
What is Heat Sink
Metal apparatus consisting of blade-like structures that moves heat away from vital components
|
What are Open Source
Programs you can download and edit for free
|
What is Reformat and Reinstall
A last resort method for speeding up a windows computer that involves deleting and replacing everything on the hard drive
|
What is a Text Editor
A program that allows you to create and edit internet code like HTML
|
What is an Exploit
An inherent weakness in a computer system that can be used to gain entry into otherwise secure systems
|
What is CPU or Processor
The component that does all computer calculations, similar to the brain
|
What is Artificial Intelligence
A (non-existent) computer that can think, feel, and learn
|
What is Cortana
Windows mobile's personal digital assistant, also an AI from the science fiction "Halo" universe
|