Technology Vocabulary Quiz

The physical components of the computer system that can be seen and/or touched.

• Hardware

• Software

• Input Device

• Output Device

The "BRAIN" of the computer. It executes the commands of the software installed on the device.

• Desktop Computer

• Browser

• Software

• CPU

What is the name for the computer pointing device (hardware) ?

• modem

• mouse

• sound card

• button

The CPU is the __________ of the computer

• Brain

• Body

• Heart

• Knee

How many bits (ones and zeroes) are there in one byte?

• one

• two

• eight

• they are the same

One keystroke is equal to one byte.

• True

• False

What is the device inside the computer that reads and/or writes information (stores files)

• disk drive

• flash drive

• hard drive

• food drive

A set of instructions done by the computer

• applications

• software

• hardware

• browser

A complete, self-contained program that does a specific function

• browser

• applications

• database

• internet

The type of storage that changes, and allows multi-tasking.

• ROM - Read-only memoryThis is a wrong answer

• hard drive

• megabyte

• RAM - Random Access Memory