network - Answers is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via
communications devices and transmission media.
programs - Answers Application software that consists of a designed to make users more productive
and/or assist them with personal tasks, such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
Local and Wide - Answers two types of area networks
System Software - Answers consists of programs to control the operations of computer and its devices
such as Operating system and Utility programs
Internet - Answers is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government
agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
input - Answers is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a
computer
Input devices, the processor, memory, output devices, storage devices, and communications devices -
Answers The six primary components of a computer are
computer - Answers An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory, memory that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results
and store the results for future use.
output - Answers are hardware components that convey information to one or more people
hard disk - Answers is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use
magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.
computer ethics - Answers An honest, moral code that should be followed when on the computer
avatar - Answers You use this as your profile image to protect your identity while social networking: It's
a virtual representation of yourself
Firewall - Answers Software and/ or hardware that sits between an external network and an internal
computer system that monitors
Virus - Answers A computer program designed to cause damage to computer files
Hacker - Answers A person who secretly gains access to computers and files without permission
Password - Answers A safeguard for access to a computer or computer program.
Worm - Answers A destructive computer program that bores its way through a computer's files or
through a computer's network