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When is meant by the word hardware? |
Is anything that you can physically touch like a keyboard or a monitor.
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What is meant by software?
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It is inside the computer and cannot be physically touched and controls the workings of the computer.
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What are the two mean organisations that control and develop I.T standerds?
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The International Standards Organisation (ISO) and the World Wide Web COnsortium (W3C)
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What is the difference between system software and application software?
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System Software (operation system) if the software that controls the computer unlike the applications software which is any programs that are found on the computer like MS Office.
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Name some input devices
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Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Optical Mark Reader, Magnetic card reader, flatbed scanner, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition and Graphics tablet.
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Name some output devices
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Monitors, Laser/Dot matrix/Ink Jet printers and Plotter.
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What amount of memory is suitable for each type of storage device
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Kilobyte-Floppy disk,memory Pen(usb device)
Megabyte-Memory Pen,CD,DVD Gigabyte-Memory Pen,Cd,DVD,Hard Drive Terabyte-Memory Pen,Cd,DVD,Hard Drive, Tape Drive |
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Name some harware that are used for the visually impaired.
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Braille keyboard,Braille printer, microphone, loudspeaker.
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What devices are used for motor impairment?
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Mouth stick, Puff and suck switch,Eye typer, foot mouse and tongue activated joystick.
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What specialist software is used for people with physical disablities?
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Text to speech system, Speech to text,screen magnifer,predictive text and sticky keys.
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What is utility sofware used for and name some?
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They are small programs that carry out essential task to make sure that the computer is work properly by using file compressers, disk defragment,printer monitoring,virus checking and disk cleanup.
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What is application software and name some?
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These programs are used to allow the computer to word process, perform calculations, store data, produce graphics ansd access the internet. Examples are word processor, spresadsheet, databases, graphic desgin, internet browser and desktop publishing sofware.
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What does WIMP User interface (GUI) stand for?
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It stands for Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers and uses these things to let you interact with the computer.
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Name some types of user interface?
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WIMP, Comand-based interface, Forms, Dialogue, Menus and Natural Language.
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