Computer Terms Review

___________________ are programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks (Examples: Google Keep, Google Maps)

• Application Software

• System Software

• Operating System

• WAN

The ____ transmits data to different parts of the machine.

• CPU

• Stylus

• Bus

• Operating System

A __________ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules (process), produce results (output), and stores the results (storage) for future use.

• Monitor

• Computer

• Input Device

• Printer

The control unit is the part of the processor that interprets the instructions.

• True

• False

The _____ is the brains of the computer. It interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

• Operating System

• Control Unit

• System Software

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

_____ is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

• Information

• Data

• Software

• Spreadsheet

The world’s largest network is the:

• LAN

• Internet

• Workstation

• Super Computer

The network that connects all the computers in your home:

• LAN

• WAN

A computer network that connects all the offices of a corporation located around the WORLD is an example of a:

• LAN

• WAN

The ________ __________ tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading, storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data.

• Application

• Operating System

• ROM

• Word Processor