Computer Technology

A computer is a/an _______________ that is controlled by instructions stored in its memory unit.

• electronic device

• mechanical device

• device

• powerful device

The main difference between data and information and data is:

• data is meaningful;

  information is meaningful

• data is meaningless;

  information is raw facts

• information is meaningful

  data is meaningless

• information is meaningless

  data is raw facts

Hardware is the ____________ of the computer.

• parts

• instructions

• machines

• commands

Software are the _____________.

• parts

• instructions

• machines

• rules

The two types of software are ________________ and _____________ software.

• application;

  system

• system;

  utility

• application;

  operating

• system;

  operating

___________ software controls the computer equipment.

• Application

• System

• Operating

• Program

Types of _________________ include WIndows, Unix and Linux.

• Program Systems

• Tool systems

• Operating systems

• Application systems

The two types of computer memory are __________.

• Ram & Rom

• Ram & Rim

• Rom & Rut

• Ram & Run

A ___________ is a computer program that can damage your data.

• virus

• germ

• program

• system

Making a copy of important data and storing it in different locations is referred to as __________.

• saving up

• duplicating up

• backing up

• making up