IT Jargon

________________, are those ____________ that are controlled and monitored by the ___________ and used to expand the computer’s input, output and storage capabilities.

Which of the following definitions is most suitable for the term Hardware?

• all the things you can see and touch

• all the physical parts used in the processing of data

• all the physical components used in the processing of data

• all the physical, mechanical and electronic components used in the processing of data

A programmable electronic device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored instructions.

This statement best describes what?

• Smart phone

• Television

• Computer system

• Security system

Which of these best describes the term software?

• program

• a collection of instructions a computer uses to perform a task

• Microsoft

• MS teams

Where two or more computers are connected for the purpose of sharing programs, this is referred to as?

• telecommunication

• network

• computer

• wifi

________________the process of starting up a computer from a halted or powered-down condition

is a process through which digital data is saved within a data storage device by means of computing technology.

Which of the following is NOT a type of data?

• Text

• audio

• images

• video

• processed raw facts and figures

Which number system is referred to as machine code?