other things

Question 1

encryption

Answer 1

• basically putting a file under lock and key through maths
• decryption is reverse, using key to view contents of file
• brute force hacking: trying every combo possible, easier in future as computer speed goes up

Question 2

file fragmentation + defragmentation

Answer 2

fragmentation: file broken up into pieces to fit onto the hard disk
defragmentation: grabs all the chunks, puts them together on the hard disk

Question 3

CPUs around the industry

Answer 3

• intel was popular
• intel or AMD now
• intel: same programs, but getting smaller and smaller
• taiwan makes good CPUs because of the clean environment