Fundaments of Hardware and Software

A ___________________ is an electronic device that manipulates information, or data.

• Monitor

• Printer

• Computer

• Scanner

What are the physical components of a computer system called?

• Devices

• Peripheral

• Hardware

• Desktop

Which of the following are examples of Output devices? Check all that apply

• Mouse

• Monitor

• keyboard

• Printer

(a)   are devices that plug into the extra ports on your computer.

A Motherboard is?

• the brain of the computer, processes all data

• connects all components

• stores all data permanently

• cools the CPU

Which category does this belong to?

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

What is the purpose of Anti-Virus software?

• To keep data safe

• To keep the computer safe from defragmentation

• To keep people safe from other people

• To keep the computer safe from malicious software

____________a set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.

• System Software

• Application software

• Utility program

• Operating System

Another name for software is?

• Program

• Email

• Mouse

• Hardware

Your teacher wants to calculate the grades for all the students in the class, which of the following software would you recommend to her?

• Word processing

• Presentation

• Spreadsheet

• Reference