Computing Essentials Test Review

A programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed and display the results of these operations.

• device

• computer

• RAM

• CPU

The creator of the first known computer.

• Hewlett Packard

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• Steve Wozniak

In 1943 one of the most famous of early computers was developed and they called it the

• ENIAC

• Commodore 64

• TRS - 80

• BASIC

The first text messaging system was called

• SMS

• Mashable

• TextMe

• Telex

Personal Computers (PC) for personal and home use. Also known as desktop computers.

• microcomputer

• mainframe computer

• supercomputer

• handheld computer

Refers to information that your computer processes such as text, numbers, sound, video, images and files.

• RAM

• ROM

• Data

• CPU

The tower where the different components of your desktop computer are housed.

• Computer Case

• System Unit

• CPU

• Hardrive

A network that allows computers to connect to each other is known as a

• client/server network

• star network

• peer to peer network

• bus network

A private network across a public a network and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public network is known as

• VPN

• Intranet

• Extranet

• WAN

Which of the following is a network model?

• Bus

• Star

• Mainframe/Terminal

• VPN