Lesson 3 - Under the Hood

Lesson 3 - Under the Hood

Multiple Choice

What is the main task of a general-purpose computing system?

• A.The main task is to execute programs.

• A.There is no main task. It can perform any task prescribed by a program.

• A.The main task depends on the system. Different systems may perform a different main task.

• A.The main task depends on the user. Different users may need the system to perform a different main task.

Open Ended

What do you think it would take for a machine to be able to execute that program?

Poll

What are the components that are present in every one of these computing systems?

• Processor

• Memory

• Storage

• Communication

• Graphics processor

Poll

Select the storage devices (more than one answer to select)

• Hard disk drives (HDD)

• Monitor

• RAM (random-access memory)

• Solid-State Drives (SSD),

Poll

Is the Memory Persistent or Volatile?

• Persistent

• Volatile

Multiple Choice

What does the Processor do?

• stores the programs and data currently in use

• executes program instructions

• stores programs and data

Open Ended

Name different ways for computing systems to communicate.