Review for Computer Basics Test

What semi-conductor element is used in the making of a microprocessor chip?

What is the most common substance on Earth that contains that element?

Which of the following is not one of the main functions of a computer?

What computer device is pictured below?

All of the virtual programs and applications that run on a computer are collectively referred to as:

What kind of device is a barcode scanner?

Another name for temporary storage is:

Computers are embedded in nearly all aspects of today's society, including appliances, drones, TVs, and vehicles.

A USB thumb stick is what kind of computer device?

The silicon ingots are sliced into thin:

Who are the two leading manufacturers of microprocessors?

Microprocessors are manufactured in a facility known as a:

Heating the toast in a toaster is like what function in a computer?

A laser printer is what kind of computer device?

Which of the following is an example of a processing device?

Which of the following devices reads and writes data the fastest?

What is shown in the picture below?

What are the tiny, microscopic switches called that become embedded onto a microchip?

Today's microprocessor chips contain literally billions of transistors.

Which of the following is the first step in the function of a microprocessor?

Which of the following storage devices can read and write data faster?

Which device acts as the "brains" of the computer?

Today's microprocessor chips commonly have twenty or more inter-connecting layers.

Which of the following devices can perform both input and output functions?

What is shown in the picture below?

What kind of computer devices is shown in the picture below?

Which of the following is an example of temporary storage?

What units are today's microprocessor speeds measured in?

To avoid having dust 'killing a chip', microprocessor chips are made in a:

Which of the following is a processing device? There may or may not be more than one answer.