ICT

Question 1

mainframe computers

Answer 1

a large, powerful computer that can do a lot of complicated jobs quickly and can be used by a lot of people at the same time

Question 2

microprocessor

Answer 2

the device that controls what a computer does; it takes data as input, does something with it and provides output

Question 3

upgrade

Answer 3

to make a computer better and able to do more things

Question 4

peripheral device

Answer 4

equipment that is connected to a computer and used with it

Question 5

embedded computing

Answer 5

computing hardware that is fixed into position and carries out a specialist task

Question 6

physical computing

Answer 6

interactive systems that can sense and respond to the world around them

Question 7

Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity)

Answer 7

a way of connecting computers or other electronic machines to a network or the internet by using radio signals rather than wires

Question 8

stream

Answer 8

play a file on your computer while it is being downloaded from the internet rather than saving it as a file and then playing it

Question 9

smart

Answer 9

the ability of a device to use data from sensors to perform a programmed action independently; often also able to connect to the internet

Question 10

set-top box (STB)

Answer 10

a device that sends video and audio received from a broadcaster to a television