Basic Computer Terminology

What is a computer?

• A thing used to access the internet

• An electronic device that manipulates information or data

• A useless piece of technology

• A laptop

What is a desktop?

• A computer designed to remain in one location

• A portable computer for everyday use

• A thing that people don't really use anymore

• I don't know

What is a laptop

• A computer designed to move from one location to another

• A computer meant to stay in one place

What is a tablet?

• A computer about half the size of a laptop that stays in one place

• A desktop

• Im not sure

• A computer about half the size of a laptop with a touch screen interface

A Personal Computer(PC) includes.....

• Microsoft Windows operating system

• I don't know

• Advanced Technology

• A free keyboard

Macintosh was the first computer with...?

• A big screen

• GUI(Graphical User Interface)

• Microsoft word

• Windows 11

What is computer software?

• Something in a computer

• Programs stored on the motherboard that tells the computer what to do

• Not sure

• Programs stored on the hard drive used to give the computer instructions (what to do/perform a specific task)

The Operating System.....

• Is the most important program that runs on a computer

• Performs basic tasks such as recognizing input from a keyboard, sending information to the display screen, or keeping track of files

• Controls part of the computer

• Controls the monitor

What is a hard drive?

• The secondary storage system on a computer

• The main storage area on the computer

The hard drive.......

• Has Internal storage

• Not sure

• Permanently stores all data on the computer

• None of the above