Chapter 1 Computer Basics

Question 1

This is another name for a program that tells a computer what to do and how to do it

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software

Question 2

This device does arithmetic and compares data very quickly

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CPU

Question 3

Microsoft Windows® is an example of this type of software

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operating system

Question 4

Which storage device holds the smallest amount of data?

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floppy disks

Question 5

How many operations can a computer perform every second?

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millions

Question 6

This device uses a stack of platters to permanently store large amounts of information

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hard drive

Question 7

A computer’s physical parts are called

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hardware

Question 8

In this second basic action of the computer cycle, the computer does something to the data

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processing

Question 9

Monitors and printers are examples of this kind of device.

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parallel

Question 10

What does the term RAM stand for?

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random access memory

Question 11

This is the raw information, or data, that is entered into a computer

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input

Question 12

Like a car’s gas gauge, this type of computer measures data on a scale with many values.

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analog

Question 13

This category of software includes programs that help the computer work properly

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system software

Question 14

What does the term USB stand for?

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Universal Serial Bus

Question 15

A computer’s instructions are written in

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binary code

Question 16

When a computer saves information permanently, this is called

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storage

Question 17

A type of software that does maintenance & repair jobs that an operating system can't do itself

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utility software

Question 18

You buy this type of software at a store or over the Internet.

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off-the-shelf software

Question 19

Monitors and printers are examples of this kind of device.

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peripheral

Question 20

An image on the computer’s screen is an example of this.

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output

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