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Review for Computer Basics #terminology #computerbasics
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1
Devices where data can be read but new data cannot be stored are ____________ devices.
ROM
Hard Drive
RAM
CPU
2
Which of these are examples of Output Devices?
A, C, & D
B, C, & D
A, B, & C
A, B, & D
3
Which refers to a personal computer connected to a network?
Hard Drive
Disk Drive
Workstation
Gas Station
4
Photo editing, graphic presentation, word processing, and spreadsheet programs are examples of
Applicaiton Programs
Operating Systems
Web Browsers
Utility Software
5
A hardware device mounted inside a computer and can permanently store data is called a(n)
Floppy Drive
Magnetic Storage
Operating System
Hard Drive
6
Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer.
Mainframe
Modem
Central Processing Unit
Server
7
The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other directories is
CD
Folder
Drawer
File
8
Sequence of events that occurs you turn on a computer and before you can use it is called
Cold Start
Boot Process
Alt + Ctrl + Delete
Refresh
9
Approximately 1 billion bytes =
Gigabyte
Terabyte
Megabyte
Kilobyte
10
The number 1 or 0 in the binary code = a
megabyte
text
bit
byte
11
Storage device that uses laser technology to read data permanently stored on compact disks is
Optical Storage
CD/DVD-ROM
Digital Audio Tape
Magnetic Storage
12
A computer connected to a network that distributes resources to other users is a
File Server
Hard Drive
Soft Drive
Disk Service
13
How many bits make a byte?
6
8
4
2
14
A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1 is called
Binary Numbers
Program Language
Codes
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Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off is called
Memory
ROM
Storage
RAM
16
The software that controls the overall functions of a computer is called the
Operating System
Program
Platform
Applicaiton Software
17
Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output is
Network
Memory
Sound Card
Mouse
18
Approximately 1,000 bytes =
Gigabyte
Megabyte
Terabyte
Kilobyte
19
The area of storage on a computer that loses ALL DATA when the computer is turned off is the
Modem
Hard Drive
RAM
ROM
20
A measurement used to describe the speed of the computer's CPU is
CPU Speed
RoM
Byte
Hertz
21
A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium.
File
Folder
Box
Data
22
Which of these is an Input Device?
B, C & D
A, B & D
A, C & D
A, B & C
23
Which image has the units measuring storage capacity sorted correctly from Smallest to Largest?
D
A
B
C
24
A set of computer programs that help a person carry out a task is called
Platform
Multi-tasking
Application Software
Operating System
25
The user on-screen user interface with icons, manipulated by a mouse and known as gooey is
Application Software
Optical Storage
Grahic User Interface
Resolution