Survey of Business - Unit 2 Hardware and Software Pretest

The action of gaining access to a computer or a network by entering a username and password; also called Login/Sign In

• Logon

• Memory

• Save As

• Save

Software responsible for the general operation of a computer system, including the operation of hardware, running application software, and file management; Examples: BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, or Utility software

• Save As

• System Unit

• Memory

• System software

A computer case that contains the CPU, power supply, memory, and storage

• Save As

• Memory

• System software

• System unit

A feature that allows the user to change the attributes of a file (such as location, file name, or file type) before saving it

• Logon

• Save As

• Memory

• Save

Storing data for later use

• Save

• Memory

• Save As

• Logon

Allows the user to view or listen to the data a computer processes such as a monitor, printer, headphones, or speakers

• Save

• Storage device

• Input device

• Output device

A program on a computer that allows the user to create, edit, view, print, rename, copy, or delete files, folders, or an entire file system

• File type

• Save As

• File management

• Logon

Executes commands from a computer's hardware and software; the principal computer chip that contains several processing components, which determines the computer's operating speed; the "brain" of a computer

• Peripheral

• Output device

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Input device

System software that acts as a "go-between", allowing computer hardware and other software to communicate with each other

• Peripheral

• File type

• Applications software

• Operating system

Computer software created to allow the user to perform specific a job or task; Examples: Word processing, Spreadsheets, Database, and Graphics software i.e., Word files end in .docx and Excel files end in .xlsx

• Operating System

• Logon

• Application software

• Peripheral