Revision Hit List 

1. Explain what EEO means:

(Equal employment opportunity) aims to ensure workplaces are free from all discrimination and harassment. It provides legislation to help people overcome disadvantage based on WHAT

1. Revise project team job roles:

A project team is a group organised to work together to undertake and complete a large task.

1. What is Capital Equipment

Capital equipment maintains a value regardless of its normal operation. Capital equipment can be an object or financial asset needed for an undertaking or to preform a service especially if it adds to the net worth of a business:

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   • File servers
   • Network equipment
   • Printers
   • scanners
2. Backing Up – identify media you could use

Ensures efficiency. It is important and necessary to back up files regularly. Files must be copied from the computer to a storage device.

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   • CD-ROM
   • Disk
   • External device(hard drives, DAT tapes)
2. Explain what a Parallel port is an how it works

A parallel port allows you to connect peripheral devices with a parallel cable. A parallel port is made up of 25 wires that send information at the same time. This type of wire most commonly connects printers, scanners and external drivers.

1. What is an OLE object

OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)- objects can be inserted into a work processor document or when using any program that supports linked objects and embedded objects. Objects include:

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   • Tables
   • Charts
   • Graphics
   • equation
2. What is the difference between BIOS an CMOS

BIOS and CMOS are two different components on the motherboard.BIOS- instructions on how to bootCMOS-system settings

1. What is meant by the term SCSI:

SCSI originally stood for (SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE). It’s a hardware specification for storage devices that can connect lots of devices to a computer at the same time, including hard drives, scanners, CD ROMs and printers.

1. Explain what is meant by embedding and linking graphs in a spreadsheet?

Linking graphics. You can link graphics instead of inserting them, to reduce the file size.

1. Describe the difference between relative and absolute cell references?

A relative path designates the location of a file in relation to the current working directory, as opposed to an absolute path which gives you the exact location but a relative path is a shorthand form of the path names, requiring a set directory structure but not a fixed root directory.

1. Advantages/Disadvantages of using a shared network disc?

 

 

1. Information you would expect to find in a system requirements document?

-          generation and speed at the processor.-          Operating systems, eg 2000, 98, xp-          Capacity at the hard drive-          Amount of memory required-          Type and resolution of the monitor

1. Organisational Charts and diagrams. List the main types and explain their use?

A organisational chart makes confusion less likely and also makes planning for future expansion more successful. An organisational chart clearly identifies a company characteristics so that both employees and third parties can understand the make up of your company. It will identify the number of people working in your company.

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