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Question 1

Sat nav

Answer 1

A device, usually used in a car, that gives directions based on information recieved from a series of satellites.

Question 2

SD and SDHC cards

Answer 2

Secure Digital (SD) cards can store up to 2 GB of data. 
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) cards are ideal for video cameras as they can store up to 32 GB of data.

Question 3

Search engine index

Answer 3

A list of websites which has been compiled by the search engine which drastically increases speed of searching. The search engine will search its index, which takes milliseconds, rather than millions of files, which could take hours.

Question 4

Social bookmarking

Answer 4

A way of organising, storing and managing links to online resources, allowing users to search them easily.

Question 5

Social networking site

Answer 5

An online community where people can communicate and share information.

Question 6

Software as a Service

Answer 6

Accessed via browser rather than being installed on the user’s computer.

Question 7

Smartphone

Answer 7

A phone offering advanced features e.g. the ability to send emails, surf the internet.

Question 8

Spyware

Answer 8

Software that can be installed on your computer without your knowledge, which collects information about your logins and passwords and sends details to another computer on the internet.

Question 9

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

Answer 9

A method of encrypting data to provide security for communications over networks such as the internet. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a later version.

Question 10

Stream

Answer 10

Content is sent in compressed form over the internet and displayed by the viewer in real time. When streaming video, a web user does not have to wait to download a file to play it. Instead, the media is sent in a continuous stream of data and is played as it arrives on a special player.

Question 11

Sustainability

Answer 11

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations.