Principles of IT Ch. 1 Review

A mercury thermometer is an example of a digital computer.

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A bit can have only two possible values: 0 or 1

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What the computer does depends on the instructions it is given

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During the output step of the information processing cycle, the computer sends all data to a speaker

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• False

Without storage, all the work you do on the computer would be lost

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A monitor or a disk drive is an example of a software device.

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A CPU operates by moving data along a set of tiny electrical circuits

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A hard drive is an example of primary storage, and RAM is an example of secondary storage.

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A megabyte is just over one million bytes

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All peripheral devices can be attached to the computer through the same type of connector

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