What is Utility software?

Program that does maintenance or repair tasks

What is random access memory?

Stored data & instruction while computer is working

Basic unit of data a digital computer can understand.

What are the basic operations of a computer?

Input, Processing, Output, & Storage

What are Peripheral Devices?

Hardware separate but connected to the computer.

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Chapter 1: Computer Basics

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What is hardware, software, input, output, processing, storage?

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What is Output?
Basic unit of data.
The results of the computer's processing.
Tools
Peripheral
2
What does the CPU use to hold data it is working on?
Long Term memory
Random Access Memory
USB
Software
3
What is software?
Physical components of a Computer
The results of the Computer's processing
Input devices
Program that tells the computer what to do
4
Which part of a computer processes data?
Hardware
Output device
Central Processing Unit
Peripheral device
5
What is raw data entered into a computer?
Input
Software
Bit
Output
6
What is byte?
Output
Group of 8 bits.
Hardware
Program that tells the computer what to do.
7
What is hardware?
Part of a computer that processes data
Physical parts of a computer
Storage
Processing
8
What is a computer?
Physical Parts of computer
Hardware
A human like machine
Machine that changes information from one form into another
9
What happens to the data in RAM when the computer is turned off?
It saves it for later
All of the above
It's lost
Nothing
10
How is data and instructions coded in a computer?
1 or 2
1
0 or 1
0 or 2
11
What is Utility software?
Program that does maintenance or repair tasks
Part of a computer that processes data
Central Processing Unit
Program that tells the computer what to do
12
What is random access memory?
Input device
Stored data & instruction while computer is working
RAM
Long-term memory
13
What is a bit?
Results of the computer's processing.
Group of 8 bits
Physical parts of a computer.
Basic unit of data a digital computer can understand.
14
What are the basic operations of a computer?
Input, Processing, Output, & Storage
Input, Processing, & Storage
Input, Processing, Output, & Software
Input, Processing, & Output
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What are Peripheral Devices?
Hardware
Software
Part of a computer that processes data.
Hardware separate but connected to the computer.

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