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Review of basic information in the computer class.
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A detailed list of computer commands that allows users to accomplish specific tasks is called?
Hardware Readers
Application Software
Operating System
Language Coders
2
RAM=
Rapid
Remote
Regional
Random
3
The four functions of a computer are_______________________________.
Gaming, Internet Browsing, Output, Wasting Time
Output, Computing, Internet Usage, Entertainment
Input, Computing, Memory, Sourcing
Input, Process, Output, Storage
4
Whatever is entered into the computer is called ________________.
Output
Data
Computing
Input
5
Although there are several ways info can be entered into a computer, the main input device is a
Touch Screen
Mouse
Keyboard
Memory
6
The largest capacity and fastest computers in the world arecalled:
Supercomputers
Desktop Computers
Mainframes
Work Station
7
If you need to adjust the title of a folder, you would use the _____________ command.
Rename
Boot
Name Adjustment
Review
8
Which of the following is NOT application software?
PowerPoint
Word
Photoshop
Windows
9
The results produced by a computer--often shown on a screen or on paper is called ____________.
Output
Results
Information
Data
10
______________________ is device that can be added to a computer to expand its capabilities.
Mother Board
Modem
Perhipheral Device
RAM
11
What happens in the boot process?
The computer starts and runs through its systems checks
The user gets to kick the computer
The user turns the computer off
a cover is placed over the entire computer
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When the computer does more than one thing at a time it is called________________.
Multitasking
Juggling
Software Movement
Source Tasking
13
The Best way to describe RAM is:
Short but Permanent
Fast and Temporary
Long but Temporary
Long and Permanent
14
This piece of software controls the entire computer system in an orderly manner.
Operating System
Systems Unit
Graphical User Interface
Application Software
15
If the power on the computer won't come on, the first thing a user should do is___________.
Call a customer service line for help.
Check the power cables.
Hit the computer monitor to turn it on.
Take the computer into a repair shop.
16
How many folders can you make on a hard drive?
As many as your drive will hold
5000
50
100
17
What happens when you double click an icon on your desktop?
You will close an applicaton
You will launch an application
You will be able to check the speed of the processor
You will shut down the computer
18
Hard Drives, DVD, Flash Drive, Memory Cards Cell Phones are all examples of _________ devices.
Cool
Storage
Internet
Memory
19
When you throw something away on the computer the term used is______________/
Junk
Trash
Delete
Chuck
20
The base 10 number for the 00000001 is _______
128
1
0
192
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True or False: In Binary code 0s are off and 1s are on.
True
False
22
A __________ is an ORGANIZED collection of data.
File
Application
Spreadsheet
Folder
23
Giga means___________.
Trillions
Billions
Millions
Gazillions
24
The area of the computer that
temporarily
holds data--data is lost when power is interrupted.
Memory
Storage
Processing Area
CPU
25
The part of the computer that can be seen and touched is called __________________.
Hardware
Pixel
Perhipheral Device
Application Software
26
The smallest unit of measurement of bytes listed below GiGis:
Hexobyte
Gigabyte
Megabyte
Kilobyte
27
_________________ connect one computer component to another and are either on or off.
Transistors
Microchips
Circuits
Vacuum Tubes
28
The binary code for 0=
01010101
11111111
00000000
10101010
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Mega=
Thousand
Million
Trillion
Billion
30
If a user wants to reproduce something, the command they would use is the _____________ command
cut/paste
reproduce/paste
duplicate/paste
copy/paste
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This area of the computer holds data on a long term basis.
Storage
Processing Center
Memory
System Unit
32
A portable computer that you can carry with you that has all components contained inside.
desktop
mainframe
workstation
laptop
33
Which of the followingitems is
hardware
?
digital photo
a download of Coldplay's lastest song
Keyboard
Video Game
34
The density of the grid used to display or print texts and graphics.
Dots
Resolution
Pixel
Monitor
35
This holds all the components that run a computer.
System Unit
CPU
Mother Board
Modem
36
A __________allows a user to send and receive information over phone, cable or fiber optics.
Internet Connection
Modem
Sound Card
Browser
37
Binary numbers are
Base 10 Numbers
128 25 63 32 15 10 8 4 1
0s and 1s--the only numbers the computer reads
Base 12 Numbers
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This tells a computer how to perform a particular function--cannot be seen or touched.
Data
Hardware
Network
Software
39
Two or more computers and/or devices connected together to share information.
System Unit
Storage Center
Processing
Network
40
Often called the brain of the computer, this is where the processing of data takes place.
SU--System Unit
SC-Sound Card
MB--Mother Board
CPU--Centeral Processing Unit
41
Which is not an operating system?
Apple
Linux
Mac IOS
Windows
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A ________ is how a user interacts with the computer using icons, dialog boxes and menus.
Binary Code Form
WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get)
User Interaction Buttons
GUI (Graphical User Interface)
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One of the things you would be able to change by right clicking on the desktop is the ________
The size of your hard drive storage space
Desktop Background
The weather outside
Speed of the Computer
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Tera means______.
Billions
Thousands
Trillions
Millions
