Understanding Computers

What is a computer?

• "A clever box"

• "A computer which can store large amounts of data for the user".

• “A computer system is one that is able to take a set of inputs, process them and create a set of outputs.”

• "A device which only allows the user to extract data to then use in everyday life".

What is Hardware?

• Programmes you instal onto a computer

• Physical components you can touch of a computer

• Components of the computer you are unable to touch

• The process that the computer carries out.

What is Software?

• Different devices you can plug into a computer.

• The physical components of a computer that you can touch.

• The components of a computer you are unable to physically touch.

• Different devices you can input data into a computer.

What comes next in the sequence of file sizes?bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte.....

• megabyte, gigabyte
• megabyte, petabyte
• gigabyte, megabyte
• gigabyte, zetabyte

A printer is known as a......

• input device
• output device
• storage device

A scanner is known as a ......?

• input device
• output device
• storage device

How many bits are in a NIBBLE?

• 1
• 4
• 8
• 16

How many bits are there in a byte?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 8

How is a storage device best defined?

• Hardware that is used for storing data files and objects.
• Hardware that is used for removing data.

What is the role of the motherboard?

• The motherboard is a circuit board that connects the CPU to the memory and all the other hardware.
• The motherboard is the computers brain.
• It is a piece of software inside the computer.