The Ultimate Computing Glossary for Advanced LevelThis title includes examples and cross referencing to other definitions with AS and A2 terms highlighted in different colours. It is checked by an AQA examiner, and helps you use the definitions required for the AS and A2 exams. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 8 |
Section 3 | 12 |
Section 4 | 24 |
Section 5 | 27 |
Section 6 | 31 |
Section 7 | 35 |
Section 8 | 41 |
Section 9 | 45 |
Section 10 | 55 |
Section 11 | 63 |
Section 12 | 67 |
Common terms and phrases
A2 project algorithm application software ASCII assembly language bandwidth batch binary digits binary number browser bytes carried class diagram client communication compared computer system connected data structure data type designed device documentation domain name electronic enables encryption Ethernet file server functionality hard disk hardware high-level language input inside instruction integrity interface Internet interrupt IP address ISO OSI model Java key field layer logical machine code methods microprocessor Microsoft's module motherboard name given name server node normal form object analysis diagrams object-oriented analysis object-oriented programming operating system organisation OSI model packet particular password primary key printer problem procedural programming program statement programming language Prolog protocol queue relational database represent signal spreadsheet storage stored switching term testing transmission transmitted tree structure Typical examples usually variable Visual Basic white box testing word processor