Understanding Essential Computer Concepts

Which of the following is considered volatile or temporary memory

• RAM

• SSD

• HDD

• ROM

To display graphics, a computer needs a monitor and a:

• Network card (NIC)

• Sound Card

• Graphics Card

• USB Card

What part of the computer is responsible for executing instructions to process information?

• ROM

• Card

• Motherboard

• CPU

What are the technical details about each hardware component called?

• Configuration

• Specifications

• Circuits

• Architecture

What do you call each 1 or 0 used in the representation of computer data?

• A bit

• A quark

• A kilobyte

• A byte

Which of the following is a pointing device that allows you to control the pointer by moving the entire device around on a desk?

• Scroll wheel

• Trackpad

• Mouse

• Trackball

The programs and data routines that a computer uses to perform tasks are called:

• Specifications

• Peripherals

• Hardware

• Software

What is a megabyte?

• About a million bytes

• About a million bits

• About half of a gigabyte

• 100 kilobytes

Keyboards, monitors, and printers are all examples of which of the following?

• Peripheral devices

• Input devices

• Output devices

• Data communications

Which of the following permanently stores the set of instructions that the computer uses to activate the software that controls the processing function when you turn the computer on?

• CPA cache

• RAM

• The hard disk

• ROM