1.1 Foundations of IT Part 1 Exam Review

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to run a computer?

• Hard Drive

• CPU

• RAM

• Power Supply

In order for a digital device to be considered a computer, it must have

• Input, Storage, Processing and Output

• Input, Storage and Processing

• Input, Storage, Power and Output

• Storage and Processing

Which of the following is NOT true about the RAM?

• Adding additional RAM to a computer is not possible

• It is temporary and will disappear when the power goes off

• It is faster than other storage devices

• It stores things that are currently being used on your computer

Which of the following is NOT true about the CPU?

• It is the Central Programming Unit

• It is considered the brains of the computer

• It runs the operating system

• It controls the peripheral devices

Which of the following is an output device?

• Monitor

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Microphone

What is used to convert from a computer language, like Java or Python, to Machine Language

• Compiler

• Converter

• Translator

• Bootkit

What is the intermediary between the computer programs and the hardware for the computer?

• OS

• SSID

• WPA

• Keyboard

5.  The operating system will control ______ for the processes which determines how much processing power each process gets.
           

• Distribution

• Allocation

• Scheduling

• Administration

6.  What does GUI stand for?
   

• Graphics utility interface

• Graphical user interface

• Gigabyte utility interference

• Graphic unidirectional interference

What are the physical components of a computer system called?

• Hardware
• Desktop
• Devices
• Peripherals