PRE-TEST COMPUTER BASICS

ANY COMPUTER PARTS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TOUCH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE

• SYSTEMS

• PLATFORMS

• HARDWARE

• SOFTWARE

THE TERM____________REFERS TO THE SET OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT DIRECTS THE HARDWARE IN A COMPUTER TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK.

• OUTPUT

• SOFTWARE

• HARDWARE

• INPUT

CPU STANDS FOR

• COMPUTER PROGRAM UNIT

• COMPUTER PROGRAM UNDERSTANDING

• CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

• CENTRAL PROCESSING UNDERSTANDING

RAM STANDS FOR

• READ AND MEMORY

• RANDOM AND MEMORY

• RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

• READ AND MOUSE

WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE MONITOR ?

• ALLOWS YOU TO STORE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA

• ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW INFORMATION ON A SCREEN

• ALLOWS YOU TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

• SERVES AS AN INPUT DEVICE

THE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TYPE ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER IS

• MOUSE

• KEYBOARD

• THE SPEAKERS

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

WHAT PIECE OF HARDWARE DO YOU USE TO NAVIGATE THE SCREEN ?

• MOUSE

• MOUSE PAD

• THE SPEAKERS

• RAM

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSIDERED AN INPUT DEVICE ?

• PRINTER

• MOUSE

• MONITOR

• COPIER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN OUTPUT DEVICE ?

• MOUSE

• KEYBOARD

• HEADPHONES

• RAM

WHAT IS AN ICON ?

• A SYMBOL REPRESENTING A PROGRAM

• A BUTTON ON THE MENU BAR

• A BUTTON ON THE TOOL BAR

• A BUTTON ON THE TITLE BAR