Computer Basics

What is a computer?

• An electronic device that receives input, processes it and provides an output in the desired format.

• An electronic device to do homework, play video games or surf on the internet.

• An electronic device that receives input, stores or processes the input and provides an output in the desired format.

Computers do not understand the language we speak.

• True

• False

Computers are categorizing based on their color.

• True

• False

Super computers are the fastest computers.

• True

• False

More data travels through the parallel ports than serial ports

• True

• False

1 Megabytes =

• · 1024 bits

• · 1024 bytes

• · 1024 kilobytes

1 Gigabytes =

• 1024 megabyte

• 1024 bytes

• 1024 kilobytes

1 Kilobytes =

• · 1024 bits.

• · 1024 bytes

• 1024 kilobytes

1 Nibble =

• 4 bits

• 4 bytes

• 4 kilobytes

--------------------are portable computers, that can work on rechargeable batteries and they are handheld.

• Ports

• Switch

• Palmtop