Exploring Computer Science Unit 1 Review

The component of a computer system that performs the basic operations (as processing data) of the system, that exchanges data with the system's memory or peripherals, and that manages the system's other components.

• CPU

• Operating System

• Hard Drive

• RAM

The main program in a computer that controls the way the computer works and makes it possible for other programs to function. Software that allows you to interact with the computer and run the programs on it.

• CPU

• Operating System

• Hard Drive

• RAM

Which of the following is NOT an input device?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Speaker

• Webcam

Which of the following are an output devices?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Speaker

• Webcam

• Printer

What is the criteria for a device to be considered a computer?

• A programmable usually electronic device.

• A programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data.

• A programmable device that can store & retrieve data.

• A programmable usually electronic device that can store and process data.

Any program that is not an operating system is called this.

• RAM

• ROM

• Operating System

• Application Software

This is a device that send information into the computer.

• Output Device

• Input Device

This is software that uses keywords to search the WWW

• Google Chrome

• Search Engine

• Web Browser

• Internet Explorer

This is the company you pay to let you on the internet.

• ISP

• URL

• WWW

This is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching.

• Web 2.0

• LAN

• The WWW

• The Internet