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Computer Basics III
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Shot quiz on computer basics. #computer #technology
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Which of the following is a peripheral device?
Keyboard
Scanner
CD-ROM drive
Printer
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Storage device that uses laser technology to read permanently stored data
Flash Memory
Hard Drive
CD-ROM
Platform
3
A computer that was the fastest in the world at the time it was constructed.
Workstation
Server
Supercomputer
Mainframe
4
What is the device that can store, retrieve, manipulate and process data to produce an outcome?
Hard Drive
Computer
Software
CD
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What is an input device that is used to type text?
Keyboard
Track pad
Mouse
Typewriter
6
What is the type of port used by flash drives?
VGA
USB
HDMI
PS/2
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What is the output device that transfers information to a hard copy such as paper?
Copier
Printer
Camera
Scanner
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What is the language a computer can understand?
HTML
Java
Binary
English
9
What is an output device that produces sound?
Mouse
Microphone
Headphones
Keyboard
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What handles all the graphics that are displayed on the monitor?
Network card
Video card
RAM
BIOS
11
The start menu and clock are found on the
toolbar
scroll bar
title bar
task bar
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The large program that controls how the CPU communicates with other hardware components is the
motherboard
Google
Windows
operating system
13
What is considered to be the brain of the computer?
CPU
ROM
BIOS
RAM
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Sequence of events that occurs from the time you turn on a computer & accepts commands.
Start-up
Processing
Boot Process
Circuits
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A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock.
Hertz
Binary
Byte
Processor
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What holds all of the other circuit boards?
CPU
Hard drive
Windows
Motherboard
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What contains basic operations such as run, shut down, log off and find?
start menu
control panel
GUI
my computer
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A type of user interface that features on-screen objects such as menus and icons.
Operating System
Program
Flash Memory
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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Temporarily holds data when the computer is on to access information randomly.
Motherboard
Power Supply
RAM
ROM
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What is the set of instructions that makes computer hardware work?
Windows
HTML code
Software
Binary code