Module 2 Quiz Prep

Which of the following is where the computer stores programs and data that are used temporarily?

• RAM

• USB

• CPU

• ROM

The area that holds all the startup instructions that a computer needs to start is called what?

• RAM

• USB

• CPU

• ROM

What was the first machine which was built to incorporate ALL traits of a computer?

• The Turing Machine

• Microprocessors

• ENIAC

• the PC

Moore's Law states that the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit will double approximately how often?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 6 months

In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight (a)   .

Which of the following are input devices?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Camera

• Microprocessor

Processing is manipulating, calculating, or organizing data into information.

• True

• False

(a)   computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car.

Game controllers are what type of device?

• input

• output

• processing

• storage

Computers use (a)   language which consists of 0s and 1s.