Computer Terms Review

Application Software are programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks (Microsoft Word, for example).

• True
• False

The  Bus transmits data to different parts of the machine. 

• True
• False

The control unit is the part of the processor that interprets the instructions.

• True
• False

A __________ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules (process), produce results (output), and stores the results (storage) for future use.

• Hard Drive
• Memory
• RAM
• Computer

The _____ is the brains of the computer. It interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer. 
 

• Processor
• Central Processing Unit (CPU) 
• Hard Drive
• Flash Drive

Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video. 

• True
• False

The world’s largest network is the:

• Internet
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• it don't exist!

The ___________ __________ tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data. 

• DOS
• Operating System
• Windows
• Mac OS

A storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that magnetically store data, instructions, and information.

• Stylus
• Memory
• Mouse
• Hard Drive

One billion (1,000,000,000) bytes is a Gigabyte.

• True
• False