Introduction to the computer

The word computer was taken from Latin Computare which means

• write

• compute

• estimate

• process

The way how component/unit of computer communicates to each other is known as

• structure

• architecture

• embedded

• interconnection

Which of the following is not the main component of a computer?

• input/output

• main memory

• internet

• central processing unit

In a computer system, data can be any of the following except

• text

• graphics

• audio

• memory

Which of the following is not a main function of a computer?

• Data processing

• Data storage

• Data movement

• Data printing

• - Attribute which can be recognized by programmer.

• - Attribute has a direct effect to the program execution such as instruction set, data representation, addressing and I/O.

These statements are referring to computer ____.

• organization

• architecture

• structure

• classification

Computer organization is referring to the following except

• communication flow control between the physical component

• connection of the sources of computer hardware

• the integration between systems

• the understanding of program execution

Computers can be classified according to the following criteria except

• CPU speed

• Cost/price

• physical size

• number of input and output

Our daily used computer (i.e., PC/laptop) can be classified as a ____.

• minicomputer system

• supercomputer system

• mainframe system

• microcomputer system

In solving a real world problem using a computer, a problem is first converted to ____.

• program

• algorithm

• instruction set

• equivalent logic