Intro to computers review1

What is the definition for software?

• Software is the physical parts of the computer
• Software is the programs that run on a computer.

What is the definition for hardware.

• Hardware is the physical parts of the computer
• Hardware is the programs that run on a computer.

The programs used by a computer are called...

• input devices
• output devices
• software
• hardware

The main processor--"brains" of the computer: every instruction goes through it.

• Motherboard
• CPU
• Operating System
• Software

These parts of a computer put information into the computer.

• hardware
• output devices
• input devices
• taskbar

Software is simply a set of instructions that tell the computer how to operate.

• True
• False

Google Chrome is an example of a(n) _________. 

• search engine
• web browser
• operating system
• looker upper

Which of the following is an operating system you would be using on the computer?

• Netscape
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Windows
•  Microsoft Word

What are the little pictures on your desktop called?

• icons
• cartoons
• buttons
• things

What is this?

• Harddrive
• Tower
• Motherboard
• DVD