Fundamentals Assessment Part 2

A hard drive is an example of what?

• Processing

• Output Device

• Memory

• Long Term Storage

This is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information.

• interface
• separator
• barrier
• connector

A software program specifically designed to help manage and tune system or application software; used to support the computer infrastructure.

• Entertainment software
• Utilities software

• Gaming software
• Communication software

The transformation of input data to a more meaningful form in the CPU.

• Data storage
• Data processing
• Data transmission
• Data encryption

A component of the Microsoft Windows operating system that allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer.

• Device Manager
• Control Panel
• System Restore
• Disk Cleanup

This manages ALL of the software and hardware on the computer.

• Microsoft Office
• Internet browser
• Operating system
• Antivirus software

This refers to the location of short-term data memory is most often referred to as the primary storage on the computer, such as RAM.

• ROM
• CPU
• GPU
• Memory

A system that connects two or more computing devices to transmit and share information.

• database
• network
• router
• firewall

A piece of equipment/hardware which gives out the result of the entered input, once it is processed.

• refrigerator
• toaster
• output device

• television

The default file manager used on a Mac OS and OS X operating system. It is responsible for the overall user-manager of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications.

• Navigator
• Explorer
• Searcher
• Finder