Computer Basics

What provides long term memory for your computer

• hard drive

• soft drive

• disk drive

• RAM

What draws heat away from the CPU?

• fan

• heat sink

• RAM

• ROM

What should I add to increase the performance of my computer?

• a faster battery

• add more ROM

• add more RAM

• add a bigger hard drive

What is the CPU?

• the main circuit board

• the brain of the computer

• where you save information

What does megahertz measure?

• the speed of the processor

• the amount of memory a computer has

• the speed of the internet connection

What items can be added in the expansion slots? Choose all that are correct

• video card

• audio card

• network card

• RAM card

How much is 1024 bytes

• gigabyte

• kilobyte

• megabyte

What was the main reason that computers were developed during the 1940s?

• to perform math

• to send men into space

• to decode the German (Nazi) war mess

What decade did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak develop the first Apple computer?

• 1850

• 1990

• 1940

• 1970

Bill Gates and Paul Allen developed

• the first computer (Altair 8)

• the first software (code) for the Altair 8

• the first calculator