ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 Word Scramble: Hardware and Performance (Modules 13–40)
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Unscramble the letters and write each key term on the line.
1
KOCLC PEESD SV ORSCE
Higher clock speed (GHz) speeds up one task at a time; more cores help when many tasks, or a task split into parts, run together. Quad-core is not always 4x faster.
2
BG FO ARM
How much memory a task needs. More programs and bigger files open at once need more GB. 8 GB suits web and documents; 16 GB or more suits editing and gaming. Browser tabs add up.
3
GAERTSO FAFEO-TDR
Choosing storage by balancing speed (fast SSD or cheap HDD) and size (GB or TB) against the files you keep and your budget. Video projects need lots of space.
4
AVMR
Video RAM: fast memory on a graphics card that holds the images and textures the GPU is working on. It is measured in GB. More ______ helps with detailed games and big video files.
5
PSF
Frames per second: how many pictures the GPU shows each second. 60 ______ looks smoother than 30. Higher resolution like 4K means more pixels per frame, so the GPU works harder.
6
PSEC RANPOSCOIM AELTB
A table with one row per spec for two devices. Mark the better device in each row that matters to the task, ignore the rest, and spot each device's weakest part.
7
EHMRNAKCB
A standard test that gives a score so you can compare real performance of parts like a CPU or GPU. Hardware changes yearly, so check current, trusted reviews, not just spec numbers.
8
CEREMPFRNAO ROAFD-FET
Faster hardware uses more power and adds heat and weight, so a laptop or phone gives up battery life and portability to gain speed.
9
ARPGEUD HTE EKBTNLTOCE
Find the slowest part for your task, then upgrade just that part: SSD for slow start-up, RAM for many programs, GPU for low frame rate. If everything is old, replace the device.
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 · Modules 13–40
1KOCLC PEESD SV ORSCE → clock speed vs cores — Higher clock speed (GHz) speeds up one task at a time; more cores help when many tasks, or a task split into parts, run together. Quad-core is not always 4x faster.
2BG FO ARM → GB of RAM — How much memory a task needs. More programs and bigger files open at once need more GB. 8 GB suits web and documents; 16 GB or more suits editing and gaming. Browser tabs add up.
3GAERTSO FAFEO-TDR → storage trade-off — Choosing storage by balancing speed (fast SSD or cheap HDD) and size (GB or TB) against the files you keep and your budget. Video projects need lots of space.
4AVMR → VRAM — Video RAM: fast memory on a graphics card that holds the images and textures the GPU is working on. It is measured in GB. More VRAM helps with detailed games and big video files.
5PSF → fps — Frames per second: how many pictures the GPU shows each second. 60 fps looks smoother than 30. Higher resolution like 4K means more pixels per frame, so the GPU works harder.
6PSEC RANPOSCOIM AELTB → spec comparison table — A table with one row per spec for two devices. Mark the better device in each row that matters to the task, ignore the rest, and spot each device's weakest part.
7EHMRNAKCB → benchmark — A standard test that gives a score so you can compare real performance of parts like a CPU or GPU. Hardware changes yearly, so check current, trusted reviews, not just spec numbers.
8CEREMPFRNAO ROAFD-FET → performance trade-off — Faster hardware uses more power and adds heat and weight, so a laptop or phone gives up battery life and portability to gain speed.
9ARPGEUD HTE EKBTNLTOCE → upgrade the bottleneck — Find the slowest part for your task, then upgrade just that part: SSD for slow start-up, RAM for many programs, GPU for low frame rate. If everything is old, replace the device.