Midterm Computer Science

Midterm Computer Science

Assessment

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Instructional Technology

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who invented the first calculating machine that could be called a computer?

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Charles Babbage

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2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What is a "motherboard?"

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a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What does CPU stand for?

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Back

Central Processing Unit

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What does RAM stand for?

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Back

Random Access Memory

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is software?

Back

the programs and other operating information used by a computer.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hardware?

Back

Hardware refers to the computer's tangible components or delivery systems that store and run the written instructions provided by the software.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an "Input" in the context of a computer system?

Back

a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system

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