Operating Systems & Networking

This allows equipment such as fax machines, printers and files to be “served” to multiple computers

• server

• hardware

• software

• computer

This serves as a security device between a computer and Internet sites or between multiple computer networks

• hardware

• software

• firewall

• operating system

Worldwide, publicly accessed network

• supercomputer

• internet

• aparnet

• firewall

Extremely fast computer which can perform hundreds of millions of instructions every second

• supercomputer

• computer

• hardware

• software

Program which acts as a boundary between a computer user and the computer itself

• software update

• operating system

• network

• hardware

Physical and mechanical components of a computer such as the monitor, mouse, chips, keyboard, etc.

• firewall

• software

• supercomputer

• hardware

Machine which can be programmed to control symbols

• network

• computer

• software

• source code

Programs which direct the operation of computers; instructions for a computer

• hardware

• firewall

• computer

• software

System for communication between two or more computers

• network

• server

• internet

• supercomputer

Designed to be a small, flexible system for use by computer programmers

• LINIX

• UNIX

• C++

• Java