Information Technology Grade 10 - Key Concepts

These flashcards cover key concepts from the Information Technology Grade 10 curriculum, focusing on basic computing concepts, hardware, software, networks, and social implications.

What is Information Communication Technologies (ICT)?

The combination of computer-based technologies with communication technologies.

What is an input device?

Any hardware or peripheral device that allows you to enter data into a computer or interact with it.

What is a storage device?

A hardware device that is used for storing data.

What is Random-Access Memory (RAM)?

A hardware device that allows information and data to be temporarily stored and retrieved by a computer while it is on.

What is a processing device?

The hardware device that receives data, performs instructions, and returns the processed data to RAM.

What is an output device?

A device that formats and presents data in a form understandable to a user.

What is a communication device?

A hardware device capable of transmitting a signal over a wire or wireless connection.

What is hardware?

The physical components of a computer.

What is software?

The set of instructions a computer uses to complete any instructed task.

What is Shareware?

Copyrighted software distributed free of charge, but which may require payment after a trial period.

What is Freeware?

Software available to you, free of charge, where the distributors keep the rights to the software.

What is Free Open Source Software (FOSS)?

Software with source code available to the public, allowing users to modify and distribute it.

What is Proprietary Software?

Software where the source code is not given to the public and remains the property of the distributor or developer.

What is Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?

A painful inflammation of the tendons that often results from overuse.

What is 10?

The decimal numbering system uses base ____.

What is 2?

The binary numbering system uses base ____.

What is 16?

The hexadecimal numbering system uses base ____.

What is ASCII?

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

What is a Boolean?

A data type that can only be TRUE or FALSE.

What is POS?

A point of sale system.

What is computer file management?

A system where data is grouped into files and folders, with each file being a single collection of data.

What is a file specification?

The location that a file is saved in; recorded in the file path.

What are directories?

Subfolders contained within other folders.

What is moving files?

The process by which the original file is moved to the new destination, and then deleted from the original location.

What consolidation activity?

A revision activity based on what has been covered in the chapter.

What is File Naming Convention (FNC)?

It helps keep the computer clutter-free.

What is barcode?

It is a pattern of narrow and wide stripes that is read by a barcode reader.

What is video call?

Combination of voice and video for communication.

What is mobile device?

It performs many of the functions of a computer, such as browsing the internet and running basic software programs.

What is Digital Divide?

It refers to the growing gap between those people with access to and knowledge of using digital technology

What is copyright?

It is the illegal right granted to duplicate and make copies of intellectual property.

What is exonomics?

The goal is often to create an environment that is well suited to the users’ physical needs.

What is file compression?

It is the process of making files smaller, taking up less space on the storage device.