What is Computing?

Which of the following choices lists the three main components of a computer’s hardware?

• CPU, Memory, Motherboard

• CPU, Flash memory, Processor

• Processor, Binary, RAM

• Input devices, Output devices, Motherboard

What does CPU stand for?

• Computer’s Processing Unit

• Computer’s Plug-in Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Central Pushing Unit

Which of the following devices is the device that connects all of the physical components of a computer together?

• CPU

• Memory

• Logic

• Motherboard

What is the purpose of an output device?

• To allow the computer to store information or programs.

• To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.

• To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.

• To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation.

What is the purpose of an input device?

• To allow the computer to store information or programs.

• To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.

• To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.

• To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation.

What is the purpose of a network device?

• To allow the computer to store information or programs.

• To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.

• To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.

• To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation.

Which of the following statements is something the operating system of a computer is responsible for doing?

• Managing memory allocation for all applications.

• Providing a way for the user to create text documents.

• Allowing the user to access the internet.

• Allowing the user to write programs.

Which of the following choices is a brand-new application of computers, having come about in the past 5 years?

I. Analyzing data

II. Solving mathematical equations

III. Making predictions about future events based on data gathered about past events

• I, II, and III

• III only

• I and III

• None of the answers

Which of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence?

I. Game AI’s

II. Foreign language translation

III. Recognizing handwriting

• I only

• I and II

• III only

• I, II, and III

Which of the following statements is the simplest and most accurate definition of a computer?

• A computer is something that performs calculations by following and executing specific instructions to solve a problem.

• A computer is a machine that is able to solve any problem.

• A computer is a machine that can be programmed.

• A computer is something that runs applications and accesses the internet.