CPA Foundation Level
Information Communication Technology glossary
Every term this guide defines, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it. Open it when a word in a question is unfamiliar, and test yourself on it in the last week: cover the definition and say it in one sentence.
8 terms from the free first chapter
A
- Application software
Performs specific user tasks, e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, accounting packages (see the chapter on application packages).
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
H
- High-level languages
Human-readable languages (e.g. Python, Java) translated into machine code by a compiler or interpreter.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
I
- Input devices
Keyboard, mouse, scanner, capture data into the system.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
L
- Low-level languages
Machine and assembly language, close to hardware, fast but hard to write.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
O
- Output devices
Monitor, printer, present processed results.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
P
- Processing unit
The CPU, executes instructions and performs calculations.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
S
- Storage devices
Hard disks, SSDs, hold data persistently.
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
- System software
Manages the computer itself, chiefly the operating system (see the chapter on operating systems).
Taught in Introduction to information communication technology
The full glossary adds every term from the other 11 chapters, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it.