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A ____________________ is a piece of hardware that is not necessary for the computer to work.
Peripheral
Periscope
RAM
ROM
2
These are parts of a computer that can be touched.
Freeware
Hardware
Software
Shareware
3
A kilobyte contains _______________ bytes.
10
2000
1000
8
4
Usually mounted inside the computer's system unit and can store billions of characters of data
information
system unit
flash drive
hard disk
5
Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows are all examples of
computers
operating systems
multitasking
software
6
If I have 35, 000 bytes of storage, how many kilobytes would I have?
35
3.5
350
3500
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Set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task
Local Area Network
Program
Application Software
Hardware
8
Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output.
storage (ROM)
Hard Drive
Gateway
memory (RAM)
9
Which of the following is NOT an output device?
scanner
projector
monitor
speakers
10
Which of these is NOT a peripheral device?
Hard Disk
Printer
Monitor
Webcam
11
Which of the following is considered the brains of the computer?
CPU
GUI
RAM
ROM
12
CPU stands for
Control Programming Unit
Control Processing Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Programming Unit
13
A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons
GUI
RAM
Sticky
Circuits
14
Which is in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST?
Byte, Kilobyte, Terabyte, Megabyte
Terabyte, Gigabyte, Kilobyte, Byte
Byte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Kilobyte
Bit, Byte, Gigabyte, Terabyte
15
Use this to keep track of sales numbers and commissions
Spreadsheet
Database
Word Processor
Photo Editing Software
16
A method of representing letters or numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1.
Binary numbers
IP address
ROM
Bytes
17
A set of electronic instructions or a program that tells a computer what to do is called what?
software
hardware
keyboard
RAM
18
How many bits in a byte?
4
10
8
2
19
What does GUI stand for?
Graphic User Interference
Graded User Interface
Graphical User Interface
Grade User Information
20
Which of these is NOT a browser?
Firefox
Chrome
Google
Internet Explorer
21
Information that is put into a computer system is
storage
RAM
input
memory
22
The letters ROM stand for...
Read Only Memory
Read Only Machine
Rude Old Machine
Random Only Memory
23
Master controller for all activities that take place within a computer
Application software
system unit
information
operating system
24
What does RAM stand for?
Read Aloud Memory
Random Access Monitor
Read Aloud Machine
Random Access Memory
25
Can read data, but cannot store new data
CD
Hard Disk
ROM
RAM
26
What are the four purposes of a computer?
Input, Output, Data, Devices
Input, Output, Programming, Storage
Input, Output, Processing, Storage
Input, Output, Processing, Memory
27
Which of these describes RAM?
Permanent, Volatile, Storage
Temporary, Permanent, Instructions
Temporary, Volatile, Memory
Permanent, Read Only, Storage
28
1 Billion bytes
Gigabyte
Kilobyte
Terabyte
Megabyte
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Allows multiple documents to be contained within a single window
Browser History
Plugin
Tabs
Dowload
30
Use this to track customer sales, customer information, vendor information, purchases, etc.
Spreadsheet
Database
Presentations
Desktop Publisher
31
Which of the following is NOT a storage device?
Sound Card
Flash Drive
CD-RW
Hard Disk
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Which of the following is NOT an input device?
Mouse
Keyboard
Scanner
Monitor
