Btec IT-Unit 2
CAD - answerComputer aided design
CAM - answerComputer aided manufacture
Copyright - answerLaw that legally protects ownership of data
Improved performance - answerMaking something fuction more efficiently
Reduced costs - answerLowering operation costs to increase profits
Computer - answerA machine that processes digital data
Server - answerPowerful computer that controls other devices on a network
Laptop - answerA mobile (portable) computer
Smartphone - answerMobile device with the main fuction of calling and texting with
additional fuctionality
Programmable digital devices - answerAny object with a digital control
Input - answerSomething that puts data into a device
Output - answerSomething that sends data out of a device
Storage - answerA type of memory which holds data
Automated system - answerA combination of hardware and software to carry out a
function without human intervention
Eg. Central heating
Magnetic strip reader - answerRead the magstripe (strip) on cards such as credit cards
OCR - answerOptical character reader
CAD - answerComputer aided design
CAM - answerComputer aided manufacture
Copyright - answerLaw that legally protects ownership of data
Improved performance - answerMaking something fuction more efficiently
Reduced costs - answerLowering operation costs to increase profits
Computer - answerA machine that processes digital data
Server - answerPowerful computer that controls other devices on a network
Laptop - answerA mobile (portable) computer
Smartphone - answerMobile device with the main fuction of calling and texting with
additional fuctionality
Programmable digital devices - answerAny object with a digital control
Input - answerSomething that puts data into a device
Output - answerSomething that sends data out of a device
Storage - answerA type of memory which holds data
Automated system - answerA combination of hardware and software to carry out a
function without human intervention
Eg. Central heating
Magnetic strip reader - answerRead the magstripe (strip) on cards such as credit cards
OCR - answerOptical character reader
