Standards in Computing (OCR GCSE Computer Science): Flashcards
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What are standards in computing?
What are standards in computing?
Agreed rules ensuring consistency, compatibility & interoperability
Three benefits of computing standards
Three benefits of computing standards
Reliability, efficiency, and compatibility
What is interoperability?
What is interoperability?
Hardware & software from different manufacturers working together
USB device interoperability example
USB device interoperability example
USB device connects to any computer with USB port, any brand
What consistency means in standards
What consistency means in standards
Hardware & software behave predictably across different platforms
HTML and CSS standards example
HTML and CSS standards example
Web browsers display websites consistently
What compatibility ensures
What compatibility ensures
Software runs on different hardware/OS; files shared across devices
PDF format standard benefit
PDF format standard benefit
Documents viewed on various devices & operating systems
JPEG standard purpose
JPEG standard purpose
Image file format usable on different devices & applications
MP3 standard purpose
MP3 standard purpose
Audio file format usable on different devices & applications
What does TCP/IP enable?
What does TCP/IP enable?
Devices & networks to communicate over internet
USB standard purpose
USB standard purpose
Connects peripherals to computers ensuring device compatibility