Computer Basics Review

A speaker and a printer are input devices.

• True
• False

The CPU is called the Central Processing Unit and is the brains of the computer.

• True
• False

What is a program you use to do your work?

• Window
• RAM
• Application program
• Desktop

Hardware component that enables a computer to send and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers

• Output Device
• Input Device
• Storage Device
• Communications Device

RAM stands for Read Only Memory.

• True
• False

A collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communication devices and transmission media.

• Network
• Hardware
• Software
• CPU

Computer programs that help the computer carry out essential operating tasks such as loading, storing information.

• System software
• Application software
• Network
• CPU

Computer programs that help you perform a specific task, such as word processing.

• Application software
• Communications Device
• System software
• Network

A LAN covers a limited geographic area.

• True
• False

A program that communicates with a Web server and displays Web pages.

• Web browser
• HTTP
• Network
• System software