Intro to Computers and Common Terminology

Angelina buys a new printer. She wants to connect it to her home computer.

Which of the following parts of the computer can she use to connect the printer to the computer? Select two.

• Graphics Card

• Modem

• Coaxial cable

• Parallel Port

• Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port

Jim creates a science project on his school computer. The project includes some documents and two graphics. He wants to work on these files on his home computer.

Jim wants to use a storage device to save the project files and take them home.

Which of the following devices will he use to save the files?

• Monitor

• Printer

• Speaker

• USB Drive

Bob uses his computer to create his monthly household budget.

Which part of his computer will perform the calculations for his budget?

• Monitor

• Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Hard Disk

The computers in your office are connected to a network.

Which part of the computer is used to connect the computer to the network?

• Monitor

• Network Interface Card (NIC)

• Headphones

• Memory

You want to use your computer to create a document.

When you turn on the computer, which of the following software will start first?

• Operating System

• Word Processor

• Calculator

• Media Player

You open Microsoft^® Windows Media ^® Player on your computer to play some music. Windows Media Player prompts you to provide a music file as input.

How will you categorize this music file?

• Operating System

• Hardware

• Data

• Application

Which of the following is an example of Memory?

• RAM

• SSD

• C3PO

• CPU

Which of the following is the best definition of a computer?

• An electronic data storage device.

• An electric device that processes data.

• An electronic device that stores and processes data.

• A process that stores data electronically.

Niraj wants to use his office computer. To log on to the computer, he needs to enter his logon details.

Which of the following options does Niraj need in order to log on to the computer? Select two.

• Password

• Office Address

• Home Address

• User name or ID

• Office Name

Which mode risks losing the user's data if the battery dies on a laptop?

• Hibernate

• Sleep

• Function

• Shut Down