Computer Basics

What is a computer?

• A device used to store and access data
• A server farm
• A device made just to access Youtube
• A thing you can make food with

What is the difference between hardware and software?

• Hardware is part of your computer; software is the screen
• Hardware is anything downloaded and saved; software is part of the computer
• Software is anything installed to your computer, or is data; hardware is physically part of the computer
• Software is soft; hardware is hard

What is the name of the display screen for a computer?

• Monitor
• CPU
• Keyboard
• Mouse

Do we normally use optical mice, or mechanical mice?

• Optical
• Mechanical
• Both

If you do not have internet (WiFi) access, what is the name of the thing that gives you internet access (through wires)?

• Ethernet
• LTE Data
• Satellite Transference
• WiFi Adapter Wires

What is the box thing on the front of the CPU (you can press a button to open)?

• DVD-ROM
• Disc USB Slot
• Power Transference System
• Ethernet Connector

What can affect the speed of your computer?

• RAM (Random access memory)
• ROM (Read only memory)
• Hard drive (Access memory)
• IM (Inclusive Memory)

What is known as the brain of the computer?

• Processor
• Hard Drive
• RAM

What is the name of a software that lets a computer run?

• OS (Operating System)
• RAM (Random Access Memory)
• ROM (Read-Only Memory)
• CPU (Central Processing Unit)

What do maximize, minimize, and close do?

• Make the screen full-sized, make the screen smaller, close the tab
• Make the screen smaller, make the screen bigger, close the tab
• Close the tab, open one more tab, exit out
• Open, close, and make smaller