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Computer Fundamentals Chapter 1
Computer Fundamentals Chapter 1
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Which of the following is a component of the modern computer?
Operating system
Applications
All of them
Hardware
2
What is a tool used to input data into a PDA?
A keyboard
In iPod
A stylus
A blackberry
3
Where might you find a mainframe computer?
In an elementary school classroom
Inside your calculator
On your desktop
At NASA
4
What is the name for PCs that receive services from server systems?
Workstations
IBM PCs
Printer servers
Clients
5
What hardware devices do single microcomputers and LANs use to connect to WANs?
Remote networks
Routers
Wireless networks
Servers
6
What was a computer in the 1400’s?
An abacus
A mainframe
A mathematician
A stone tablet
7
What category of computer would be used to calculate census data?
A microcomputer
A supercomputer
A mainframe computer
A PC
8
Which of the following is another word for a microcomputer?
A mathematician
An application
A calculator
A PC
9
What kind of computers are used by the special effects teams to make special effects in films?
An abacus
A supercomputer
A laptop
A PDA
10
Where does the processing take place in the computing process?
In the CPU
On the screen
On the Internet
In the keyboard
11
Which computer component controls the hardware and enables you to tell the computer what to do?
Application
Operating system
Software
Icon
12
What are two most common types of microcomputers?
Mainframes and Minicomputers
Clients and Servers
Workstations and Networks
IBM-style PCs and Macs
13
What type of data processing and storage system do mainframe and microcomputer systems use?
Rapid entry processing
Creative processing
Supercomputer processing
Centralized processing
14
Clicking the mouse or typing on keyboard are examples of which part of the computing process?
Output
Interaction
Input
Processing
15
What is the name for programs that duplicate the functionality of dumb terminals?
Terminal emulation software
Video Display Terminals
Centralized mainframes
Desktop icon
