Computer Basics

Question 1

What does CPU stand for?

Accepted Answer

Central Processing Unit

Question 2

What protects your computer so that it doesn’t get a computer virus?

Accepted Answer

Antivirus Software

Question 3

What tells the hardware what to do and how to do it?

Accepted Answer

software

Question 4

What is the "brains" of the computer?

Accepted Answer

CPU

Question 5

What lets the computer's hardware and software work together?

Accepted Answer

Operating System

Question 6

Which of the following is a word processing program?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Word

Question 7

Which part lets you point to objects on your screen, click on them, and even move them?

Accepted Answer

Mouse

Question 8

All of your documents are saved on your

Accepted Answer

hard drive

Question 9

Which part of a computer takes the text and pictures on your screen and prints them onto paper?

Accepted Answer

Printer

Question 10

Computers can be used to do everything except

Accepted Answer

walk the dog

Question 11

The parts of a computer that you can actually touch are called

Accepted Answer

hardware

Question 12

What lets you do many things, like write book reports and stories?

Accepted Answer

Application Programs

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