Computer Basics Part 4

Computer Science deals with...

• methods of processing information

• hardware design

• software design

• the application of computers in various environments

A rock is not a computing agent because...

• It acts and processes

• It is stable

• It is not inert

• It takes no input and produces no output

A computer must...

• Input and output clothes

• Input and output data

• Input data and output information

• Input and output

A computer must...

• Input and output

• Handle input and output as well as process that information

• Input and output images

• Input and output flight information

An airplane is not a computer because...

• It is multi-purpose

• It isn't general purpose

• It is specific

• It handles input and output

In order for a computer to be a computer it must be...

• General Purpose

• Programmable

• Process Information

• Handle input and output

• All of the above

Choose the computing agent:

• A rock

• A chair

• A table

• A microwave

Choose the computing agent:

• A tree

• A fake plant

• A puppy

• Sand

Computer Scientists may study living organisms in order to gain a better understanding of potential computing applications and theories.

• True

• False

A calculator is not a computer because...

• It is NOT programmable

• It is programmable

• It handles input and output

• It remembers instructions