Revision of Types of Computer, Major Hardware Components & Word

This is temporary memory that is immediately used and quickly accessed by the computer's processor.

• ROM

• EPROM

• EEPROM

• RAM

The contents of this memory are created when the chip is manufactured.

• PROM

• ROM

• RAM

• EPROM

This is a sequential access storage device that is usually used for backup purposes.

• Flash Drive

• Hard Drive

• Magnetic Tape

• Floppy Diskette

These are popularly used for the storage of high definition movies.

• CD-ROM

• Flash Drives

• DVD-ROM

• Blu-ray

This is storage owned by a third party.

• Local Storage

• Cloud Storage

• Optical Storage

• Magnetic Storage

These computers are used to conduct complex scientific research and scientific simulations in areas such as energy, space exploration and medicine.

• Minicomputer

• Microcomputer

• Mainframes

• Supercomputers

These computers are used by large agencies and government for large scale data processing

• Supercomputers

• Mainframes

• Microcomputers

• Desktops

All of the following are categorized as mobile devices EXCEPT

• Smart phones

• Tablets

• Desktops

• Netbooks

This is the smallest unit of storage.

• A Byte

• Half-Byte

• Bit

• A kilobyte

A terabyte is comprised of how many bytes?

• 1000 bytes

• 1,000,000 bytes

• 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

• 1,000,000,000 bytes