Computer Basics

What is software?

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
• the video card on the monitor
• the operating system
• the monitor and computer case

What is hardware?

• all the ports and buttons of a computer
• is any part of your computer that has a physical structure.
• is any part of your desktop
• software

An example of computer hardware is...

• Web Browser
• Keyboard
• App
• Operating System

A computer is an electronic device for storing and processing data.

• True
• False

A computer processes instructions using two binary digits, ____ and ____.

• 1 and 10
• 1 and 5
• 1 and 0

A example of computer software is...

• Operating System
• Mouse
• Monitor
• CPU

What is the CPU?

• the main circuit board

• the brain of the computer

• where you save information

How much is 1024 bytes

• gigabyte

• kilobyte

• megabyte

How many bits in one byte?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 8

What does the Internet prefix WWW stand for?

• Western Washington World
• Worldwide Weather
• Wide Width Wickets
• Word Wide Web